Who is Madhavi Latha? The BJP candidate in Hyderabad is asking Muslim women to show their faces for voter ID.
Pasupuleti Madhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician known for her work in Telugu and Tamil films. In 2018, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from the Guntur West constituency.
BJP candidate from Hyderabad Madhavi Latha faced controversy on Monday when she personally verified the identity cards of burqa-clad Muslim voters. Latha did this to establish the legitimacy of the voters as she claimed there were discrepancies in the voter list. It happened in polling station no. 122, his constituency in Azampur district.
A BJP candidate alleged that the names of several voters were accidentally removed. He further alleged that several people who were not from Goshamahal were mistakenly considered as residents of Rangareddy jurisdiction.
The situation escalated when the police arrested several BJP workers. Latha then visited the Mangalhat police station where the workers were arrested.
Malakpet police station registered case after case against BJP candidate. Latha is accused of violating privacy by checking the identity cards and faces of burka-clad women in her Hyderabad constituency.
The case has been held up beneath areas 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC (Indian Corrective Code) and Area 132 of the Representation of the Individuals Act.
Who is Madhavi Latha?
Pasupuleti Madhavi Latha is an performing artist and lawmaker known for her work in Telugu and Tamil movies. She rose to unmistakable quality after her make a big appearance as a female lead within the 2008 motion picture “Nachavule,” which was a commercial victory and won three Nandi Grants. Latha has moreover showed up in movies like “Snehituda” (2009), “Aravind 2” (2013), and “Aambala” (2015).
Madhavi Latha was born into a Telugu family in Hubli, Karnataka. Her guardians accost from Coastal Andhra. She earned her degree from Gulbarga College, Karnataka, and sought after post-graduation at Mysore College.
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In 2018, Latha joined the BJP. He contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from the Guntur West constituency but finished fourth but ultimately did not get a seat.
BJP candidate Madhavi Latha is up against Hyderabad sitting MP and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owais.