Former union minister of state Rajeev Chandrasehhar on sunday deleted a post on social media platform x that said that his 18- year -long stint inpublic service has come to an endThe BJP leader, in a new post, said that what he mean to say was that his 18- year -long stint as a Member of parliament and three years as a minister of state has come to an end.
Chandrasekhar, who was the minister of state for information Technology ,Electronics, skill Develpoment and Enterpreneurship and jal shakti in the last Modi government , lost to congress MP shashi Tharoor from the Thiruvanathapuram Lok sabha seat after a neck-and -neck fight in the 2024 general elections.
An inital post on his handle on social media platform x said , ‘Today curtains down on my 18- year stint in public service , of which three years I had the prvilege to serve with PM @narendramodi ji’s TeamModi2.0. I certainly didn’t intend to end my 18 years of public service asa candidate who lost an election ,but that’s how it’s turned out.” The post also stated that chandrasekhar extends his thanks to everyone he met and those who supported him, especially the karyakarts and leaders who “inspired and leaders who” nspired and energised “him