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Former journalist Supriya Shrinate appointed as Congress spokesperson

PTI
Published : Sep 21, 2019, 4:20 pm IST
Updated : Sep 21, 2019, 4:20 pm IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson of All India Congress Committee.

She is the daughter of former Congress MP Harsh Vardhan.(Photo: ANI)
 She is the daughter of former Congress MP Harsh Vardhan.(Photo: ANI)

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday appointed Supriya Shrinate, who was the party's candidate from Maharajganj in the Lok Sabha polls, as a spokesperson.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson of All India Congress Committee, a statement issued by the party's communication department chief Randeep Surjewala said. Until a few months ago, Shrinate was a TV journalist.

She is the daughter of former Congress MP Harsh Vardhan. She lost to BJP's Pankaj Chaudhary in the Lok Sabha polls from Maharajganj. Her father Harsh Vardhan was a two-time MP from the seat.

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