With A Year To Go, Smriti Irani Tweets 'Thank You' On Rajya Sabha Tenure

New Delhi: With a year left before her term expires, Textile Minister Smriti Irani has curiously made some tweets expressing gratitude to the people of Gujarat, the state she represents in Rajya Sabha.

Ms Irani, who was recently shifted from the high-profile Human Resource Development portfolio, said that in the last five years as a lawmaker, she has been "fortunate" to have got immense support from BJP leaders and people across the country.

The minister, who was elected five years ago, started a series of tweets but gave no indication what prompted her to take to the micro-blogging site on her tenure in the Rajya Sabha.

"On August 19, 2011, I got the opportunity to serve the nation in my capacity as Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from the Gujarat state.
 

On August 19, 2011, I got the opportunity to serve the nation in my capacity as Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from the Gujarat state.

- Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 5, 2016

"It has been my privilege to have been able to reach out to the people of Anand & resolve their problems in whatever capacity I could," Ms Irani wrote.
 

It has been my privilege to have been able to reach out to the people of Anand & resolve their problems in whatever capacity I could.

- Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 5, 2016

"I specially express my gratitude to people of Gujarat, particularly Anand which is my nodal district as Rajya Sabha MP from the state," she said.
 

I specially express my gratitude to people of Gujarat, particularly Anand which is my nodal district as Rajya Sabha MP from the state.

- Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 5, 2016

In the tweets, Ms Irani shared snapshots of the welfare and civic work undertaken by her in Anand district during her tenure.
 

Glimpse of the welfare and civic works done in Anand district in my first year as Rajya Sabha MP pic.twitter.com/Qvu993hzvv

- Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 5, 2016

"Providing water and conserving the same along with ensuring clean surroundings has been the top priority in Anand," she tweeted.
 

Providing water and conserving the same along with ensuring clean surroundings has been the top priority in Anand pic.twitter.com/5CP6OUqRH9

- Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 5, 2016

Ms Irani had had fought against Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and lost by a narrow margin.