Hyderabad: Political debutant and Hindutva face Kompella Madhavi Latha is the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s (BJP’s) option to tackle sitting MP Asaduddin Owaisi within the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency. That is the primary time the BJP fielded a girl candidate within the “previous metropolis” section — a stronghold of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
Owaisi, additionally the AIMIM president, has been the Hyderabad MP since 2004, successful the seat 4 occasions. Earlier, his father, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, was the Lok Sabha consultant from Hyderabad six occasions.
Madhavi Latha — a BA in public administration from Nizam Faculty and MA in political science from Osmania College — is chairperson of the Hyderabad-based Virinchi Hospitals. A Nationwide Cadet Corps (NCC) member throughout her scholar days she can be a Bharatanatyam danseuse.
The 49-year-old actively campaigned in opposition to the triple-talaq in Hyderabad’s previous quarters, which has a excessive focus of Muslims, collaborating with Muslim girls teams. She had additionally arrange a fund to assist economically weaker sections of Muslim girls and ladies.
Madhavi Latha is understood not just for organising well being camps and flood assist, establishing 2,176 bathrooms “impressed by Swachh Bharat”, and sponsoring ladies’ schooling but additionally for participating in non secular actions “to advertise Sanatana Dharma”.
She informed thePrint, “Sanatana Dharma is the best way to peace and concord in society”.
“I’m a follower of the trail of dharma and influenced by the a number of kings underneath whom Hindu Dharma Rajya flourished in our Bharatavarsha,” Latha informed ThePrint Sunday over the cellphone.
“My inspiration, for twenty years now, has been Narendra Modi ji, who’s sacrificing himself to steer India’s growth in the correct route. Our nation noticed many nice leaders previously however none as selfless, decisive, and purpose-filled as PM Narendra Modi ji,” she mentioned.
Madhavi Latha added, “My mission is to remain impressed and work in direction of making India a superpower within the ‘amrit kaal‘ underneath Modi. I thank Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, and Rajnath Singh ji for placing religion in me.”
She is typically mistakenly known as “Dr”, which she attributed to “her devoted involvement in hospital actions, tools procurement, and so on., in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Madhavi Latha described herself as an orator, artist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, mom, spouse, and girl with “a mission to usher in peace and prosperity to Hyderabad”.
“Why has the constituency, dominated by the AIMIM, remained undeveloped whereas different elements of the town are flourishing?” the BJP candidate requested.
“Having traversed each nook and nook of the constituency and reaching out to all sections, particularly Pasmanda Muslims, I understood what folks right here need. Therefore, my marketing campaign theme can be ‘proper to neighbourhood’ — a secure, developed one,” she informed ThePrint.
Madhavi Latha, a resident of the Yakutpura meeting section underneath Hyderabad, accuses AIMIM of resorting to malpractices and coercion in each election.
“If AIMIM was successful due to their good work or recognition, it’s fantastic. The social gathering needs to maintain their constituents uninformed and intimidated and proceed in energy. I’ll strategy the ECI (Election Fee of India) for the conduct of free and truthful elections by means of eradicating bogus votes, shifting polling cubicles to safe zones, putting in webcams, and deploying upright law enforcement officials and central police forces,” Madhavi Latha mentioned.
Although her title was in consideration, the Hyderabad ticket got here to Madhavi Latha amid buzz that sitting Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh could possibly be fielded in opposition to Owaisi.
Goshamahal is the one BJP-held meeting section a part of the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency. The remaining six segments are with the AIMIM.
Within the final two elections, Owaisi had defeated BJP candidate Bhagvanth Rao by a good-looking margin in Hyderabad seat.
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The BJP’s first record of candidates for the Lok Sabha election has 9 nominees from Telangana, together with three of its sitting MPs.
The social gathering has renominated Union minister and state unit chief G. Kishan Reddy from Secunderabad; Dharmapuri Arvind, who defeated Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief Ok. Chandrasekhara Rao’s daughter Ok. Kavitha in 2019, from Nizamabad; and former Telangana BJP chief and firebrand chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar from Karimnagar.
The candidature of Soyam Bapu Rao, Adilabad MP, is saved in abeyance “because the social gathering gauges his recognition and scrutinises his controversial remarks from earlier like his home was constructed with MPLADS (MP Native Space Growth Scheme) funds,” a senior Telangana BJP chief informed ThePrint.
Former BRS minister Eatala Rajender, who misplaced from KCR-held Gajwel and his sitting meeting seat Huzurabad within the Telangana meeting polls final 12 months, can be preventing from Malkajgiri. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy gained the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat in 2019.
Senior BJP chief Muralidhar Rao reportedly additionally vied for the Malkajgiri seat.
The social gathering has rewarded BRS turncoats who joined the BJP final week.
As an example, B.B. Patil, the sitting BRS MP from Zaheerabad, could be the BJP candidate from this constituency which borders Karnataka. Equally, Pothuganti Bharat Prasad, son of BRS Nagarkurnool MP P. Ramulu, could be the BJP candidate for this seat reserved for SCs.
Former BRS MP Narsaiah Goud, who joined the BJP in the course of the Munugode by-poll in November 2022, could be the BJP candidate from Bhuvanagiri.
One other former BRS MP, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, would battle once more from Chevella. Konda, a BRS MP in 2014, misplaced in 2019 on a Congress ticket and later joined the BJP.
The BJP is but to announce its candidates for Adilabad, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Peddapalli, and Warangal seats.
(Edited by Madhurita Goswami)
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