BJP's Kushbu Sundar seeks to be more than a crowd-puller in Tamil Nadu

Can Kushbu's entry in the BJP make a difference in the party's standing in Tamil Nadu?

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Tamil Nadu | BJP

Aditi Phadnis 

She’s no J Jayalalithaa, that’s for sure. Tamil Nadu’s Iron Butterfly learnt politics at the feet of a leader like MG Ramachandran, spent long hours in the party office interacting with district-level party leaders, and as propaganda secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) began doing her job too well — so MGR banished her to New Delhi.

Nor is she Silk Smitha, the actress who was a box office rage but whose life was a story of exploitation and represented the seamy side of the film industry. Kushbu Sundar (that’s how she is known in ...

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First Published: Sun, October 18 2020. 17:14 IST
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