Running for government

Power Minister Piyush Goyal was in his element at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, at which the new US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, was also present. After Verma's address to the business chamber, Goyal rose to speak. He congratulated the ambassador on his public speaking skills and wondered aloud whether the US had sent him to India to be its ambassador or to run for a government office. This left the audience in complete silence, while the American ambassador was visibly embarrassed.