Sudha
Shivpuri,
who
played
the
elderly
'Baa'
to
Smriti
Irani
when
they
starred
together
in
the
long-running
TV
soap
opera
"Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi",
has
sent
her
blessings
and
good
wishes
to
the
newly
appointed
cabinet
minister,
whom
she
believes
will
carry
out
her
duties
with
utmost
dedication.
The
ailing
theatre,
film
and
TV
veteran
is
recuperating
at
her
residence
in
Mumbai
after
suffering
a
stroke
in
December
2013.
She
was
even
hospitalised
for
a
little
over
two
months,
but
currently,
she
can't
talk
too
much
due
to
tracheostomy.
Yet,
Sudha,
75,
agreed
to
share
her
thoughts
with
via
her
son
in
a
telephonic
conversation
from
Mumbai.
"I
have
just
sent
her
my
aashirwaad
(blessing)
that
'khoob
tarakki
karo
(achieve
a
lot
of
success
in
life)'.
And
call
me.
Wish
you
all
the
love
and
luck," she
conveyed.
Smriti,
a
former
model,
Miss
India
contestant,
TV
actress
and
producer,
ventured
into
politics
in
2003
when
she
joined
the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
(BJP).
On
Monday,
she
was
sworn
in
as
a
minister
in
the
Narendra
Modi
government,
and
she
has
been
entrusted
with
the
Human
Resource
Development
portfolio.
Sudha
said
Smriti
is
"dedicated,
hardworking
and
caring",
she
is
"well
informed",
and
has
a
"constant
quest
for
knowledge".
"She
used
to
keep
reading
something
or
the
other
all
the
time
on
the
sets,"
said
Sudha,
who
also
shared
screen
space
with
Smriti
in
"Maniben.com".
"Smriti
'khoob
bhalaa
karegi'
(Smriti
will
do
a
lot
of
good),
and
whatever
she
does,
she
will
try
her
best
to
do
it
right
and
perfectly,"
she
added.