Amitabh Bachchan's Granddaughter Navya Praises FM Nirmala Sitharaman For Calling Out Sexism

Navya Naveli Nanda,?Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, took to Instagram to appreciate our finance minister?Nirmala Sitharaman.??

The 24-year-old who has an impressive follower count of 307k on her verified Instagram account was in awe of Nirmala Sitharaman for standing up for a female journalist who wasn't allowed to ask more than one question whereas male reporters at the press-conference were.?

Navya Naveli Nanda and Nirmala Sitharaman / Indiatimes

The video clip shared by Navya Nanda shows Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and MoS Anurag Thakur attending a press conference where FM is answering multiple questions asked by several reporters. A woman reporter stands up to ask questions from the finance minister and mentions that she has two questions to ask.??

The reporter was then interrupted by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) chief, KS Dhatwalia, who says that she can only ask one question as several others are in the queue.In the video, Sitharaman is heard telling the man, “Why did you say only to her? You didn’t stop the guys,” after the female journalist was told she could not ask two questions as others were waiting for their turn.

Navya Naveli Nanda / Instagram

This response from Nirmala Sitharaman won the praise of many on the Internet including Navya Naveli Nanda, who wrote, " Yes — more people in power calling out the sexism that exists every day."?

Well, anything to make this world an equal place.