'Modi's reputation as Gujarat CM can't be taken for granted anymore'

New Delhi, May 27: Academic and activist Madhu Kishwar on Tuesday said on

that

would be judged by his work as the prime minister from now on and the goodwill that he has earned as the chief minister of Gujarat over the years couldn't be taken for granted any longer.

Kishwar also took an indirect dig at the decision to make Smriti Irani the Human Resources Minister, saying a lightweight couldn't deal with the challenges that the education sector is facing today. She also said in a tweet that the HRD ministry deserves a heavyweight who can deal with CMs, VCs and research institutions, which are mostly "citadels of left extremism."

Smriti Irani merely class 12 pass. Went to bcm fashion model on to tv serial bahu. Is this qualifcation enf 4 India's Education Minister?

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) May 27, 2014

Clarifying loud & clear, I've nothing against @smritiirani or any1 getting portfolios. But I've a right to express my concerns reg key areas

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) May 27, 2014

Now onwards NaMo will be judged by performance as PM. Old track record as CM very important but doesn't mean blind support taken for granted

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) May 27, 2014

Kishwar also clarified in another tweet that she has nothing against Irani or anybody else for getting a particular portfolio and was expressing her concerns in key areas.

NaMo devotees, pl don't try to browbeat me into silence when i express honest opinion.Treat me as "opposition" camp from now on, if you like

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) May 27, 2014

Hope @narendramodi will not saddle HRD ministry with lightweight who knows nothing about intellectual challenges facing education sector

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) May 27, 2014

Kishwar, who wrote a book on Modi recently, also asked the admirers of Modi not to try to make her silent when she is expressing 'honest opinion'. "Treat me as "opposition" camp from now on, if you like," she said.

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