GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 95-year-old mother Heeraben arrived at a bank in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar to exchange banned currency notes.
In images that were seen to reinforce the prime minister’s appeal to citizens forced to stand in long queues at banks and ATMs, his mother arrived in a wheelchair at a private bank near her home.
She waited her turn and was assisted by relatives as she walked in to swap Rs. 4,500 in denominations of Rs. 500.
Heeraben later posed with a brand new Rs. 2,000 note handed to her. She was almost mobbed by reporters as soon as she stepped out.
But twetter loses it and there are mixed reactions;
WATCH PM Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi exchanges Notes at a bank in Gandhinagar
Simplicty Personified #DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/FiqrDmQsOV— Rosy (@rose_k01) November 15, 2016
When 95 years old PM Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi could stand up in queue then why not Mayawati & Mamata? She is an inspiration for all of us
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) November 15, 2016
Narendra Modi’s mother waiting at the bank just made Sonia Gandhi’s son waiting at the bank look a little silly.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 15, 2016
If PM Modi’s 94-yr-old Mother Heeraben Modi Can Line Up At Bank Queue To Exchange Currency, Why Can’t You?#RushForCash #BlackMoney pic.twitter.com/bJc0uLoI2b
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 15, 2016
On Monday, PM Modi was quoted saying while addressing a large gathering in Uttar Pradesh
“I am really pained by the inconvenience and that is why I am working tirelessly to help people overcome this situation,” he appealed.
To ease the crunch, the government yesterday increased the weekly cash withdrawal limit to Rs. 24,000 and said upto Rs. 4,500 worth of old notes can be swapped for new ones. At ATMs, people can withdraw upto Rs. 2,500 per card per day.
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