Twitterati take potshots at Nita Ambani on getting nominated to IOC

Nita Ambani Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundationhas been nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee IOC and will become the first Indian woman to be on the apex sporting body if she gets elected at the IOC session scheduled from August 2 to 4The Switzerlandbased IOC is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement and is responsible for holding of the summer and winter Olympics and ParalympicsALSO READWitty Abhinav Bindras tweet while congratulating Nita Ambani will make you chuckleNita Ambani Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundationhas been nominated for membership in the International Olympic CommitteeNita Ambani Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation has been nominated as a candidate to be a new member pending election of the IOC a statement saidThe independent selection process follows a new procedure for recruitment of IOC members based on the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations Once elected she will continue to be a member until the age of 70She is the first Indian woman to be nominated to the International Olympic Committee and it is a recognition of her work in the area of education and sports especially grassroots initiatives in India from football to basketballAmbani is the first Indian woman to be nominated to the IOCSir Dorabji Tata was the first Indian representative in the IOC while Raja Randhir Singh is currently a honorary member of the IOC and he was a member from 20002014Technically as per the Olympic Charter and the IOC rules the category under which Ambani is being considered is the one for volunteers who represent the IOC and Olympic Movement in their country They are not delegates of their country within the IOCShe is the wife of Reliance Industries Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani She is also the chairperson ofIndian Super League football tournament Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians andfounding Chairperson of FootballSportsDevelopmentWhile many people including celebs congratulated her there were some on Twitterverse who took the opportunity to take potshotsHere are some of the reactions on Nita Ambanis nominationNita Ambani for IOC A late recognition for the greatest sporting event IPL Next is Preity Zinta NitaAmbanimdash GOPAL IYER BEALOTUS June 3 2016There are two levels of privilege in the world Nita Ambani amp Not A Ambanimdash greatbong greatbong June 3 2016Nita Ambani Nominated to International Olympic CommitteeSoon Rohit Sharma amp Harbhajan Singh would be sent to represent India in Olympicsmdash Sandd Singh Sand_In_Deed June 3 2016Nita AmbaniChalo IPL to nahi jiti lekin Mumbai Indians ne Nomination to dila diyamdash Troll_Hema achedinnahiaye3 June 3 2016Nita Ambani appointed to International Olympics Association She may soon rename the 2016 Rio Games to Jio Olympicsmdash Rahul Fernandes newspaperwallah June 3 2016IOC could have got ppl like Anjum Chopra promoting sports for women I wonder how much Nita Ambani has contributed in sports apart from IPLmdash Shubhangi Patil ShubhaPatil9 June 3 2016Nita Ambani has been nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee aapke pas paise ho to kya nahi ho saktamdash Abhishek Abhis092 June 3 2016Nita Ambani in the International Olympic Committee Botox is officially a sport now KhelPaiseKamdash Sherrrr Khan PiyushParashar June 3 2016