FM Nirmala Sitharaman Hosts Influencer Meet-up after Union Budget 2024

After the Union Budget announcement on 23rd July, 2024, Financial Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman met creators who share content across various notable platforms like X, Instagram and YouTube. The meet-up was held on 28th July, 2024.  Here’s what we know!

Let’s see who were the social media influencers who met the Finance Minister of India:

PallaviCT

Pallavi CT is an active commentator on various news topics, with a particular focus on political issues. She is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and serves as a Co-Convenor for the BJP Mumbai in the IT and Social Media (SM) Cell.

Pallavi CT expressed her privilege at having the opportunity to meet the Honorable Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alongside other well-known content creators in India. According to Pallavi, Minister Sitharaman listened attentively to their concerns and suggestions and responded with candor. Pallavi described the Finance Minister as a humble individual who remains deeply connected to her core values. She remarked that it felt as though their own Akka (Sister) was speaking to them, Pallavi says on her X handle.

By simplifying life for business owners, making taxes more accessible, and streamlining indexation processes, fiscal discipline is maintained.

As an X creator, she tweets her views on various news topics. Her X bio clearly states that her views are strictly personal, which she regularly shares across her social media platforms.

Bhiku Mhatre

Bhiku Mhatre, aka MumbaichaDon, is a professor of finance with a keen interest in politics and international affairs. As aBhiku is also a YouTuber who comments on political issues and actively promotes Hindutva across the country. With 12.3K subscribers, he has gained significant attention due to his political content. In addition to YouTube, he shares his political views on X, where he has become an influential voice in BJP circles. In May of this year, Bhiku Mhatre was arrested in Goa by the Bangalore, Karnataka police and charged under Section 153A for his involvement in a communal dispute.

After meeting the Finance Minister of India, MumbaichaDon said on his X handle that he was pleased that sharing different ideas helped clear up several doubts regarding taxes.

Rishi Bagree

Rishi Bagree is another creator who recently met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. As an X influencer, he is known for his candid opinions on political news and his unwavering support for Hindutva.

Rishi Bagree is a keen observer of socio-economic changes. He is the Corporate Consultant and Strategic Planner at Rishvika Investments, based in West Bengal, Kolkata. He studied for his MBA in International Finance at the University of Manchester, UK. 

The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has recently faced a lot of backlash due to the high taxes announced in the Budget. However, there are also netizens and creators who have been on the other side with regards to this budget. We’re yet to see how it unfolds and how it’ll affect the layman. Stay tuned to your favourite fin-fluencer accounts and The Reelstars!