Handing over charge, Raveesh Kumar welcomed Srivastava,"Time to pass the baton. After 33 months of an incredible opportunity to serve the nation, my best wishes to Anurag Srivastava as the next official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs of India."

"Grateful for the understanding and support of my family, friends and colleagues during this journey," he tweeted. Though he is likely to be the ambassador to Croatia but there was no official confirmation about it on Monday.

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