{"id":35410,"date":"2014-11-26T17:52:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T22:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=35410"},"modified":"2014-11-26T18:18:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T23:18:13","slug":"actress-kushboo-sundar-joins-congress-party-and-will-clear-misundertanding-about-partys-role-in-the-sri-lankan-tamil-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=35410","title":{"rendered":"Actress Kushboo Sundar Joins Congress Party and will Clear Misundertanding About Party’s Role in the Sri Lankan Tamil Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sruthisagar Yamunan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actor Kushboo Sundar, who made a surprise entry into the Congress on Wednesday, said her priority would be to clear the misunderstanding about the party\u2019s role in the Sri Lankan Tamils\u2019 issue.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to The Hindu on the phone from New Delhi after she joined the grand old party in the presence of party president Sonia Gandhi, Ms. Kushboo said choosing the Congress was not a sudden decision. \u201cThe talks have been on for a long time. It was a baseless rumour that I wanted to join the BJP. I think the Congress, with its focus on inclusiveness, is the right party to lead the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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After her successful stint in Tamil cinema in which she achieved fame on a par with that of male superstars, Ms. Kushboo\u2019s first brush with politics came after an interview she gave a Tamil weekly in 2005.<\/p>\n

Protests erupted over her seemingly controversial remarks on pre-marital sex, with parties such as the VCK and the PMK and other Tamil nationalists groups calling it an \u201caffront to culture.\u201d But she was also applauded for the courage she showed in sticking to her views. The Supreme Court later quashed all the cases against her.<\/p>\n

In 2010, she joined the DMK \u2014 when being seen as moving towards the AIADMK as an anchor of a popular show on Jaya TV \u2014 and became a star campaigner in the 2011 Assembly polls . She was considered a staunch loyalist of party president M. Karunanidhi when the control of treasurer M.K. Stalin over the party was growing. Even after joining the Congress , she said she continued to have high respect for Mr. Karunanidhi.<\/p>\n

However, DMK circles were rife with speculation when she quit in June that her equation with Mr. Karunanidhi\u2019s family members was strained. \u201cShe felt she was not being recognised for reasons other than merit,\u201d a senior DMK leader said.<\/p>\n

Asked about her new role in the Congress, Ms. Kushboo said it was for the leadership to allot positions. But she would certainly work for the party across the country and not just Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n

While she was in the DMK, she was critical of the Congress stand on the Sri Lankan issue. The actor-turned-politician said: \u201cGoing to the other side\u201d had given her a wider perspective. \u201cThe Congress has done so much for the Tamils. But it has to be communicated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Congress spokesperson A. Gopanna said the actor\u2019s entry into the party just two days before the former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan, launched a new party was significant. \u201cShe is a well-read, strong orator. Her liberal views on issues relating to women are well known. The party will benefit by her entry,\u201d he said. It remains to be seen how Kushboo will emerge from being a crowd-puller to a vote-catcher for the Congress, said another party leader. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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