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| Akbaruddin with PM Modi on the last day as MEA spokesman |
AS THE news of 1985 batch Indian Foreign
Service officer Syed Akbaruddin’s appointment as India’s Permanent
Representative to UN spread on Monday, Akbaruddin himself became the talking
point in social media, as he was trending among the Top 10 Twitter trends in India. Also, this former spokesman of the ministry of external affairs
(MEA) also opened a Twitter account where he said, “It is a privilege
& honour to serve India @UN. Am humbled. Thank U for all the good wishes.
Will strive to do my best”, and within a couple of hours thousands of people followed
him. As this article is being…