Actor Smriti Irani is at the centre of a controversy over dubious claims made in her affidavit with regards to her educational qualifications. Reports have cited that first Smriti stated her qualification as a BA and after that, as BCom. Madhu Kishwar, women’s rights activist, raked up a controversy over the fact that Irani, just a 12th Pass, has been made HRD minister.

The educational qualification controversy has led to a full-blown war of words between the Congress and the BJP, as the Congress intensified protests against an ‘undergraduate’ being appointed HRD development minister. The BJP countered it with questions on Sonia Gandhi’s academic background.