Unknown facts about newly elected Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Nirmala Sitharaman who landed the crucial defence portfolio in a major rejig of the Modi government today credited her elevation to a cabinet rank minister to "cosmic grace" and support from party leadership. (ABP NEWS IMAGE)

Her mother-in-law was a Congress MLA in Andhra Pradesh, while her father-in-law was a Minister in the Andhra Pradesh Congress Govt in 1970s. (PTI IMAGE)

As a Member of Parliament she represents the state of Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha (AFP IMAGE)

Nirmala Sitharaman was born in Madurai, Madras State ( now in Tamil Nadu) on 18th August 1959 (PTI IMAGE)