In India, we usually expect a minister to behave like an emperor. But some ministers are so humble, they set an example not only for their counterparts but for the entire political establishment. A classic example of that is MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.


The minister and his wife had tickets for seats with extra leg space on a Bengaluru-Kolkata-Ranchi Indigo flight from Kolkata. But when they boarded the aircraft, they discovered that a girl and her mother had been occupying the seats from Bengaluru, which were unoccupied up to Kolkata.

Sinha realised that the mother of the girl was unwell, and so he let the girl and her mother have the seats.

The girl, Shreya Pradip, posted this selfie of hers with the minister expressing her gratitude.

@jayantsinha @IndiGo6E Ache din is wen Aviation Minister gives his 1st class seat 2 me n my ill mother, sits in d eco class himself Thnx Sir pic.twitter.com/A8Ys7hJ8Wa — SHREYA PRADIP (@ShreyaPradip) November 6, 2016

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@IndiGo6E @jayantsinha After such a generous gesture! Definitely 😊 Thnxx — SHREYA PRADIP (@ShreyaPradip) November 6, 2016


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Hi, interaction wsnt much. He said v cud sit on his seat and I said Thnx a lot n he smiled. Union Minister 4 a commoner. kudos2him — SHREYA PRADIP (@ShreyaPradip) November 6, 2016


Let us all learn etiquette from the minister.