All you need to know about finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Dr Parakala Prabhakar

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: February 1, 2023 06:00 PM2023-02-01T18:00:49+5:302023-02-01T18:00:49+5:30

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At present, the country is facing various problems and difficulties such as unemployment, recession, inflation, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor. The economy of the country is progressing successfully facing the challenges in the country. By facing these challenges firmly, the country's financial strength will rise.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's work is being appreciated not only in the country but also abroad. They are always seen fighting new challenges. Although Nirmala Sitharaman is the Union Finance Minister in BJP's Modi government, her husband is a staunch Congress supporter.

Dr. Parakala Prabhakar has attacked the Modi government many times through his pen. Born in Narasapuram in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Parakala Prabhakar's mother was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Dr. Parakala Prabhakar was one of the close associates of former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. For this reason, when Rao became the Prime Minister, he established the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development in memory of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The Congress Party also sent him to Paris as a party representative to the plenary session of the French Communist Party. During the period 2014 to 2018, Dr. Prabhakar held a Cabinet Minister-level post Liaison Advisor in the Chandrababu Naidu government of Andhra Pradesh.

While studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, Sitharaman was introduced to Dr. Parakala met Prabhakar. Both studied together. In 1986, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dr. Parakala Prabhakar got stuck in marriage.

In India in the year 2019, discussions of economic recession gained momentum. The central government was constantly criticized for its economic policies. Among these opponents, Nirmala Sitharaman's husband was leading with his pen. The central government has planned to deal with Corona.

In a news channel program, he said that instead of helping the underprivileged in the Corona crisis, the government is busy in headline management and patting itself on the back. On the other hand, an article in The Hindu brought him into limelight.

In this article, he criticized the wrong economic policies of the central government. Instead of criticizing Nehru's socialist policies, he suggested in his article that he should follow the economy of Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh.

Nirmala Sitharaman joined the BJP and started her political career. Sitharaman was appointed as the National Spokesperson of BJP in 2010. Narendra Modi won a historic victory in 2014.