FM versus Biocon chief on Twitter over e-cigarettes settles amicably

A spat between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and industrialist Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Twitter settled amicably after the minister defended the government’s economic policy and her presence at a press conference to announce a Cabinet decision on banning e-cigarettes. 

Shaw, head of Biocon, had earlier wondered why the finance minister, and not the health minister, addressed the press conference. “E-cigarettes banned, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Should this not come from Minister of Health? How about banning gutka too? How about MoF (minister of finance) announcing some fiscal measures to revive economy?” tweeted Shaw. 

To this, Sitharaman reminded Shaw about the measures she