India filmstar Khushboo joins BJP, praises Modi
Actor-turned politician resigns from Congress, shoots off angry letter to Gandhi
New Delhi: Filmstar Khushboo Sundar, who was the Congress spokesperson until Monday morning, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi and suggested that if the nation has to “move forward” it needs the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls scheduled next year, Khushboo’s move is being seen as an attempt by the BJP at ramping up its organisation in the southern state where it has a very weak presence.
Once a successful southern movie star who featured in more than 200 movies, Khushboo joined the BJP in the presence of its National General Secretary CT Ravi. Later she met BJP President JP Nadda. The actor-turned-politician resigned from the Congress after six years, only after shooting off a scathing letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Soon after joining the BJP, Khushboo said, she has “come to an understanding” that if the nation has to “move forward” it needs the leadership of PM Modi.
“I am whole-heartedly in the service of the Bharatiya Janata Party and I promise to do my best in whatever responsibilities given to me. I will make sure that my state sees a BJP government,” she said.
Earlier in the day, in her resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, she alleged that individuals like her were being “suppressed” by “few elements seated at higher levels within the party”.
Earlier, Khushboo had denied speculation that she was joining the BJP. This morning, getting a sense of the development, the Congress dropped her as party spokesperson. Along with Khushboo, Madan Ravichandran and Saravanan Kumaran from Tamil Nadu also joined the BJP at the party headquarters here.