Union Budget: Top tweets

PM: When the time comes, we have to bite the bullet on controlling subsidies.— Dr Manmohan Singh (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2012

Ho-hum. So the Budget seems to be a reiteration of the Government'sPM: When the time comes, we have to bite the bullet on controlling subsidies.— Dr Manmohan Singh (@PMOIndia) March 16, 2012

Ho-hum. So the Budget seems to be a reiteration of the Government's commitment to the people...in Parliamemt :p #fb— Ranvir Shorey (@ranvirshorey) March 16, 2012

Majority of panelists on CNN IBN rate the budget bad or average.— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) March 16, 2012

The adjectives I was hoping to use for the budget--bold,rational,courageous--can't be applied across the board,but certainly in segments.— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 16, 2012

I am stupid. I judge a budget by how the Sensex reacts to it. Just as I would judge a horse by those who back it.— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) March 16, 2012

Arindam Chaudhari is presenting an alternative budget? He already does what politicians do: lie to people and make money.— Madhu 'MadMan' Menon (@madmanweb) March 16, 2012

Morarji Desai it is! Well done! Now a trick question: who delivered the shortest budget speech?— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) March 16, 2012

Tomorrow is Union Budget & India Today conclave. If there's ever been a day I didn't want Sachin to get his 100th 100, has to be tomorrow.— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) March 15, 2012

Government introduces Twitter Tax.#FakeBudget2012— The Famous Grouse (@sureshontwitr) March 16, 2012

Dear Pranab, do you have exemptions for people playing Farmville #FakeBudget2012— Aditya Nagarajan (@aditya_n) March 16, 2012

No minister will resign after the union budget. Only the nation will resign itself to its fate.— Rofl Indian (@Roflindian) March 15, 2012

Mamata Banerjee to Dinesh Trivedi : You do the budgetting, I'll do the railing.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) March 14, 2012

Can't wait for Pornob Da to start with #Budget2012. Love hearing him say 'phiscal'. Just for kicks.— Sumitra Badrinathan (@sumitra93) March 16, 2012

Dinesh Trivedi episode: another own goal by Congress while trying to save UPA #shame #RailBudget #India— jai (@laughingbudai) March 14, 2012

#Pranab Let me switch to my Darth Vader costume before announcing direct tax proposals. #FakeBudget2012— Madhu 'MadMan' Menon (@madmanweb) March 16, 2012

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