Jokes and applause as Nita Ambani is nominated to International Olympic Committee

On Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it has nominated Nita Ambani as a candidate for election to its membership.

With this, the founder-chairperson of Reliance Foundation becomes the third Indian and the first Indian woman ever to be nominated as an independent candidate.

According to an IANS report, Ambani can already be considered a member as the actual election for membership is just a formality.  She can now serve as a member of the IOC until 70 years of age.

Although, most celebrities reacted positively to the appointment, on Twitter there was a fair amount of apparent disappointment on display.

The likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Sania Mirza and Sachin Tendulkar all tweeted congratulating Ambani soon after the announcement. 

 

Congrats 2 Nita Ambani on being nominated to International Olympic Committee.Awesum darling.Now sports to b promoted at grassroots level

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) June 3, 2016

congratulation nita Ambani on being nominated for the IOA .Proud moment for india.women power :)

— Ekta Kapoor (@Ekmainaurektu8) June 3, 2016

Couldn't have nominated a better individual to represent India as a Member of the @iocmedia

Proud of you Nita Ambani.

— Leander Paes (@Leander) June 3, 2016

And then there were the brickbats:

Just signed the file of Nita Ambani and appointed as Rio-Olympic Committee member.
Aaj Anil Malik ko Kush Kardiya .

— Narendra Modi (@MoudiNarendra) June 3, 2016

Can't wait to see copy pasted tweets by celebrities all of a sudden, congratulating India's No.1 sportsperson, Nita Ambani

— Yeh Log ! (@yehlog) June 3, 2016

Nita Ambani? IOC Member? *meh* -_-

— Haseen Rahman (@haseenrahman) June 3, 2016

Nita Ambani - 1st Indian women nominated for rio Olympic. what dhe has done for sports?? Is money matters...

— Imran Sayyed (@ImranSayyed29) June 3, 2016

Mukesh: Nomination k baad Sabse pehla kaam kya karegi ? Nita : Sachin ka account login krungi.

Mrs.Nita Ambani's nomination to be an IOC member is a true testament to her efforts to take sports to every corner of the nation#proudindian

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 3, 2016

*sigh* https://t.co/LZwMafkmFH

— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker)

First Salman Khan and now Nita Ambani. Now if only we can get Vijay Mallya involved in India's Olympic quest, we'd have a perfect team!

— David De Jose-gasm (@Chaseeism) June 3, 2016