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Sushma Swaraj, attacked by trolls, gets Gadkari and Swamy's support

When the controversy had broken, Swaraj was on an an official visit to France, Belgium and Luxembourg

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj speaks during the ministry's Annual Press Conference in New Delhi

Archis Mohan New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday continued her fight against the Sangh Parivar’s troll army and finally got some ammo after her ministerial colleague Nitin Gadkari and BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy came out in her support. On Monday, Union home minister Rajnath Singh had disapproved of the social media attack on Swaraj.

No other senior BJP leader has come out yet in Swaraj’s support. Second-rung RSS leaders have taken to attacking her on the social media. 

On Tuesday, the Union home ministry asked Mumbai Police to register a case, identify the person and take legal action against the owner

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