Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Twitter account flooded with congratulatory messages

GUWAHATI: Minutes after he took the oath as the chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma’s congratulatory messages from the country’s who’s who bombarded his twitter account and he replied to each message.
Some of BJP’s top leaders, including PM Narendra Modi and general secretary (organization) BL Santhosh, also did not forget the greatness of the outgoing chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Sarma too did not fail to express his gratitude to his predecessor Sonowal, whom he referred to as a “great CM,” and “an incredible mentor.”
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while expressing confidence that Sarma will continue the “good work” of Sonowal, praised the outgoing CM for his “grace during transition.”
One of the first congratulatory messages came from Modi, who tweeted, “Congratulations to @himantabiswa Ji and the other ministers who took oath today. I am confident this team will add momentum to the development journey of Assam and fulfil aspirations of the people.”
Almost instantly Modi tweeted a second message to Sarma’s predecessor, “My valued colleague @sarbanandsonwal Ji was at the helm of a pro-people and pro-development administration over the last five years. His contribution towards Assam’s progress and strengthening the party in the state is immense.”
Sonowal, too, was among the first to congratulate Sarma on Twitter apart from being personally present at the swearing-in ceremony. “Congratulations to Shri @himantabiswa on being elected the leader of @BJP4Assam Legislative Party. I believe that you will carry forward the development journey of Assam that we together began as #TeamAssam under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji,” Sonowal tweeted, which received a worthy reply from Sarma.
“Thank you for being not only a great CM, but an incredible mentor as well, Sri @sarbanandsonwal. Under your extremely dynamic leadership, #Assam has seen an unprecedented growth. We shall take forward your great work. Looking forward to seeking your blessings, always.”
Santhosh, who was also present here at the swearing-in ceremony in his tweet said, “Congratulations Sri @himantabiswa on being elected as the leader of NDA Legislature Party , Assam. He will be a worthy successor to gentle man , compassionate outgoing CM Sri @sarbanandsonwal. Together they steered Assam into a period of peace & development.”
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her tweet, “Spoke to congratulate @himantabiswa on his swearing in as the @CMOfficeAssam. Confident he’ll continue the good work of his predecessor on #SabkaSaathSabkaVikasSabkaVishwas. Admiring @sarbanandsonwal‘s grace during the transition.”
Nitin Gadkari in his message said, “Congratulations to Shri @himantabiswa for taking oath as the Chief Minister of Assam. I am confident that you will further add momentum to the speed of development in the state.”
In his reply to the CM’s of the northeastern states, Sarma pledged to work together with them for building a robust and atmanirbharsheel northeast.