Cabinet reshuffle: Khurshid gets MEA despite corruption charges - NewsX

India's new Foreign Affairs Minister, 59-year-old Salman Khurshid, is on familiar ground. He was the junior minister for External Affairs from 1993 to 1996. His father, Khurshed Alam Khan, had also served as Foreign Affairs Minister. Mr Khurshid's huge promotion - he was Law Minister and was also looking after Minority Affairs till today - has been bestowed by his party at a time when he has been accused of running an NGO that embezzled lakhs meant to empower the differently abled. Mr Khurshid is known for his proximity to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, Rahul.

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