Here's why Smriti Irani's visit to a coffee joint has become quite a rage

Smriti Irani is slowly becoming social media's darling. After the very successful #IWearHandloom became hit on Twitter, Irani is once again grabbed eyeballs on social media

Union Cabinet minister of Textiles Smriti Irani is slowly becoming social media's darling. After the very successful #IWearHandloom became hit on Twitter, Irani is once again grabbed eyeballs on social media.

Why?

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Smriti Irani. Pic/Nimish Dubey

Smriti Irani was spotted at a Starbucks coffee shop in Delhi's Connaught Place, standing in a queue and waiting for her turn to order without any security or guards, just like all of us. The photo, shared by Delhi-based writer Nimish Dubey on his Facebook profile, has not only got her fans raving about her but even her detractors have praised her.

Here's what Dubey wrote on his Facebook post. "You can poke fun at her for all you like, but we have been seeing her at Starbucks time and again. She comes on her own, stands in a queue, politely places her order, goes to take it herself and leaves quietly. No fuss, no entourage, no security. There are not too many ministers like that. Ladies and gentlemen, Smriti Irani."

So why is this a great deal? Simply because, have you seen any politician walking without entourage? No or maybe rarely. What also was admired was that Irani chose to do the simple task like ordering her coffee instead of asking her staff to do it.

Naturally, the deed got social media showering her with praises. Here are some of them.

She is Union textile minister @smritiirani who was waiting for her order in Starbucks. Simplicity at its peak. pic.twitter.com/1Xk8WQwBaE

— AMIT BANSAL (@amit7794) August 7, 2016

Smriti Irani walks into starbucks with zero security becomes a trending news #India #starbucks

— Nishraj Pillay (@NishrajP) August 8, 2016

Smriti Irani walks in Starbucks with zero security, stands in a queue, orders like anyone of us

— Yash (@AficionadoYash) August 8, 2016

@RitaG74
Waiting for some stupid publication asking how @smritiirani
can afford @starbucks ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u009b@IndianExpress

— सà¥Âu00c2u008dवयà¤Âu00c2u0082भà¥Âu00c2u0082 (@aatmashodh) August 8, 2016

What's so great about a minister having coffee at Starbucks? The fact that she did so minus any fuss or entourage. Credit to @smritiirani

— Nimish Dubey (@nimishdubey) August 8, 2016

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