Under Congress government, Pande was conferred with a Padma Shri in 2006 and in 2010 she was made the chairperson of Prasar Bharati. She is now associated with Congress mouthpiece National Herald.
In a hurry to mock Prime Minister Modi, the Congress journalist Mrinal Pande said that PM Modi instincts were to garner votes of the "Kinnars"-the transgender community.