Former Congress Spokesperson and Actress Khushbu Sundar Joins BJP

Former Congress spokesperson and South Indian actress Khushbu Sundar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at New Delhi on October 12. She officially became a party cadre after receiving membership from BJP general secretary CT Ravi. She opined that if the nation wants to move forward, the nation needed someone like PM Narendra Modi. She added that she is committed to working for the party in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Earlier in the day, on October 12, Khushbu had resigned from the Congress party citing that she was being dictated by senior members. She accused that people who wanted to work in Congress were being oppressed. Besides Khushbu, former IRS officer Sarvanan Kumaran from Tamil Nadu and political journalist Madhan Ravichandran have also joined BJP.