'This is not a cabinet: it's a walk-in closet': Twitter reacts to new ministers

On Sunday, Narendra Modi inducted 21 new ministers into his cabinet, bring in new faces and reallocating portfolios. This seemed to run contrary to the prime minister's promise to create  "minimum government and maximum governance", and social media users were quick to point to this.

They also could not miss the opportunity to highlight  pop singer Babul Supriyo’s induction as a minister.

Stop calling it a #CabinetExpansion ok. It's not a cabinet any more. It's a walk-in wardrobe.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2014

VKSingh given Charge of Statistics Ministry to help him find out his actual year of Birth - 1950 or 1951? #CabinetExpansion

— Vinod Mehta (@DrunkVinodMehta) November 9, 2014

Babul Supriyo is a Minister. Now waiting for Ishant Sharma to take over ISRO.

— Rohit G Banawlikar (@RohitBanawlikar) November 10, 2014

BREAKING: The Rock reacts to #ModiKeMantri and #CabinetExpansion (via @ashwinskumar) pic.twitter.com/2klOrhrCjf

— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) November 9, 2014

21 more ministers? I thought Modi was supposed to administer. Not add minister.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2014

modiji always helps needy colleagues Gowda's son law problem in rape case so law ministry Smriti needed education so HRD #CabinetExpansion

— Sir Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhaqat) November 10, 2014

 

Babul Supriyo has been made a minister only to save money on inviting artists for Rangarang Kaarykram during next cabinet meeting.

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) November 9, 2014

Shiv Sena's ties with the BJP are at the minute like Schrödinger's cat: both dead and alive #CabinetExpansion

— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) November 9, 2014

LOL: Shiv Sena packed up by Modi/Amit Shah Team :) #ARealMan #CabinetExpansion Suresh Prabhu @anilkohli54 @KiranKS pic.twitter.com/MGRpITvD9Y

— tarun (@dreamthatworks) November 10, 2014