Sasikala Pushpa

Sasikala Pushpa
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2014[1] – 2 April 2020
Prime Minister
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2022
President
State Secretary of the AIADMK Women's Wing
In office
28 May 2013 – 6 January 2016
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byS. Gokula Indira
Succeeded byS. Gokula Indira
Mayor of Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
In office
25 October 2011[2] – 23 January 2014
Preceded byR. Kasthuri Thangam
Succeeded byA. P. R. Antony Grace
Personal details
BornSasikala Pushpa
Sathankulam, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)Lingeswaran Thilagan (till 2018)
B Ramaswamy (2019-2022)[3]
ProfessionPolitician

Sasikala Pushpa is an Indian politician who is the vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu. She was a member of the Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.[4] She was also a mayor of Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation from 2011 to 2014.[5]

Political career

In August 2016, it was alleged that she had been expelled from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party after an altercation with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva at Delhi IGI airport.[6][7] In July 2017 the Supreme Court found that no expulsion notice had been served and that she had not, in fact been expelled by the party.[8]

In December 2016, AIADMK cadres thrashed expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa's husband Lingeswaran Thilagan and their legal representatives when they arrived at the Royapettah AIADMK office to file nomination for the post of General Secretary.[9] Pushpa's husband Lingeswara Thilagan was later arrested.[10]

Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy joined BJP on February 2, 2020.[11] She Was Appointed as Vice President of Tamil Nadu BJP.[12]

Personal life

A maid of Sasikala Pushpa on 9 August 2016, alleged that Pushpa, her husband Lingesvara Thilakan, and her son sexually harassed and tortured the maid and her sister.[13] The maid alleged that they threatened to kill her if she told anybody about the abuse. When she tried to escape from their house in Anna Nagar, Pushpa's mother allegedly caught her and shaved her head.[14] The Pudukkottai All Women Police Station registered a case against Sasikala Pushpa and her family based on the complaint.[15][16] Pushpa and her family filed a joint petition before the Madurai bench of the Madras high court seeking anticipatory bail and claimed it was an act of political vendetta.[17] The maids withdrew their complaint in March 2017.[18]

In March 2018, Sasikala Pushpa married B Ramaswamy in violation of the order of the Madurai Family Court to stay the marriage.[19] The stay was due to a complaint by Ramasamy's previous wife who had not yet officially divorced him.[20]

Ramaswamy filed a complaint against Pushpa in January 2022, alleging that she used their house in Anna Nagar for prostitution.[21] He also alleged that Pushpa tried to attack him and threatened to murder him.[22][23][21] JJ Nagar police registered a case against Sasikala Pushpa and two others in February 2022, based on the complaint.[21][24]

References

  1. ^ "Tmt. Sasikala Pushpa". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "New Tuticorin Mayor, councillors take charge". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa violates court order, marries B Ramasamy". The Indian Express. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Sasikala Pushpa". PRS Legislative Research.
  5. ^ Govardan, D. "Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa joins BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "AIADMK sacks Sasikala Pushpa after she alleges 'threat to life' in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ^ "AIADMK expels Sasikala Pushpa". The Hindu. 1 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Sasikala Pushpa's plea on immunity rejected by SC as 'premature'". DNA India. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Sasikala vs Sasikala in AIADMK turns violent, MP's husband and lawyer bashed up at HQ". Thenewsminute.com. 28 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Chennai: Sasikala Pushpa's husband arrested for creating ruckus at AIADMK headquarters". Scroll.in.
  11. ^ "Former AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa joins BJP". Thenewsminute.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Sasikala Pushpa appointed BJP vice-president in TN; Gayathri Raghuram relieved from party post | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ^ Aruloli, M. (9 August 2016). "Complaints galore against Sasikala Pushpa". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Sexual harassment complaint filed against Sasikala Pushpa and family". Thenewsminute.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Sasikala, kin booked for sexual harassment of domestic maid". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  16. ^ "FIR Against Expelled MP Sasikala Pushpa For Sexual Harassment". TheQuint.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Sasikala Pushpa, relatives seek advance bail". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  18. ^ Pramod Madhav. "Sasikala Pushpa's domestic maids withdraw sexual assault case against her family". India Today. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  19. ^ "MP Sasikala Pushpa Marries Ramasawamy Despite Court Stay". Thequint.com. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  20. ^ Rao, Manasa (24 March 2018). "TN court stays Sasikala Pushpa's wedding, says her fiancé's previous marriage still valid". Thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  21. ^ a b c "sasikala pushpa: Ex-mp Sasikala Pushpa Booked On Husband's Plaint | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  22. ^ "பாஜகவின் சசிகலா புஷ்பா வீட்டில் அரைகுறை ஆடையுடன் படுக்கை அறையில் மர்மநபர்-2வது கணவர் போலீசில் புகார்". Tamil.oneindia.com. 26 January 2022.
  23. ^ "பாஜ பெண் பிரமுகர் பலான பூஜை?; கதவு திறந்த கணவர் ஷாக்!". Tamil.samayam.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  24. ^ "FIR registered against former MP Sasikala on husband's complaint". Dtnext.in. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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