Nirmala Sitharaman Is Goddess Lakshmi In This Budget 2019 Coverage Ad By A Hindi News Channel And Netizens Are Loving It! Watch Video

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2019-2020 on Friday, July 5 in Parliament. Indian television channels are going all out to get their creative best for the Budget Day. In a 'level up' advertisement for Budget 2019, one Hindi news channel shows Nirmala Sitharaman as Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.

Nirmala Sitharaman at the Halwa Ceremony ahead of Budget 2019 | (Photo Credits: ANI)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2019-2020 on Friday, July 5 in Parliament. While people are looking up to the first woman full-time Finance Minister of India with huge hopes, Indian television channels are going all out to get their creative best for the Budget Day. Like always, Indian TV news channels are leaving no stone unturned for the coverage of Budget. However, gone are the days when Budget coverage was all about 'Finance Minister ki jholi' and 'Finance Minister Ka Pitara'. We now have a woman FM and it's time to go one notch higher, and one has done the same. Budget 2019-20 Unlikely to Up Rs 2.5 Lakh Income Tax Exemption Limit.

In a 'level up' advertisement for Budget 2019, the channel shows Nirmala Sitharaman as Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth as per Hindu mythology. Voila! That's politics covered just in the way viewers like to watch, with a tinge of religion. Take a look at the channel's ad posted on Twitter by their Editor-in-Chief: Union Budget 2019 Predictions: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Open Pandora Box on July 5; Here's What to Expect.

And when it comes to giving a religious avatar to ministers, don't we just love it? That's what has happened. Some people have commented on the post praising the channel for its "great idea". Take a look at some tweets below.

However, there are also some netizens who feel the concept insults the Hindu goddess and have asked the channel to take the ad off. You can read their tweets here:

Budget 2019 will be presented in Parliament by Sitharaman tomorrow. On Thursday, the Economic Survey 2019 was tabled in Parliament ahead of Budget. Stay with us for the complete coverage of Union Budget 2019. We assure you we are not going to use, depict, morph or Photoshop any pics or facts while presenting the updates. If you are one of the fans who love this kind of creativity and journalism, you know where to go!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 04, 2019 01:08 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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