Sitharaman said, "I speak Hindi with a lot of 'sankoch' (hesitation)." She also said that her fluency in the language is affected. She, however, finished her 35-minute-long speech in Hindi.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said speaking Hindi gives her "shivers" and she speaks the language with hesitation. Speaking at an event organised by the Hindi Vivek Magazine, Sitharaman referred to a previous speaker's announcement that her speech will be in Hindi. "Addressing an audience in Hindi gives me shivers," a candid Sitharaman said, explaining the
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had accused then Congress government of implementing half-baked reforms where the economy was not opened in the right way but as per the strictures imposed by the IMF.