Hours after quitting Congress, actor-turned-politician Kushboo Sundar, one of the party’s most prominent defenders, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday in Delhi.
The former Congress spokesperson was with the party since 2014.
Kushboo joined the BJP in the presence of senior leaders at party headquarters in Delhi.
“I will work like any other party workers,” Kushboo said after joining the BJP.
In a letter to party President Sonia Gandhi, Ms Kushboo said, “I came into the fold of INC at the time when it was at its lowest, being defeated in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. I did not walk in the party for any monetary gains, name or fame. Few elements seated at higher levels within the party, people who have no connectivity with the ground reality or public recognition are dictating terms and people like me who wanted to work for the party sincerely, are being pushed and suppressed.” She also extended her thanks to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
The party, meanwhile, announced that Sundar was removed from her post of All India Congress Committee spokesperson with “immediate effect” while Tamil Nadu Congress Committee said her decision was no loss to the party.
P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram reacted to Kushboo Sundar’s resignation and wrote: “A 180-degree turn is a tough manoeuvre to make! Good luck.”
The former Congress leader joining the BJP could turn out to be a big catch for the ruling party in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections next year.
