Manish Tewari made Congress spokesperson

New Delhi, Jan 28: Former Union minister Manish Tewari was today made spokesperson of the Congress.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of Manish Tewari as Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee," SV Ramani, Secretary of the AICC's Communication Department, said.

A former Information and Broadcasting Minister in UPA-II, Tewari was acting chairperson of the Media department of the party during the last Lok Sabha elections.

With the appointment of Tewari, AICC will have a total of 28 spokespersons, besides 9 senior spokespersons.

PTI