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This is an archive article published on February 13, 2004
After sops, BJP woos with soaps
BJP chief M. Venkaiah Naidu came to Mumbai blistering that the state government has lost the 8216;8216;moral authority8217;8217; to gove...
BJP chief M. Venkaiah Naidu came to Mumbai blistering that the state government has lost the 8216;8216;moral authority8217;8217; to govern. He brought along with him a sign of the approaching election season8212;a TV personality to describe the BJP-led coalition at the Centre as 8216;8216;amazing.8217;8217;
Sudha Chandran, the Nache Mayuri star now known as the shrewish Ramola Sikand in Kahin Kissi Roz, was formally inducted into the BJP, today in Mumbai. 8216;8216;I8217;ve not been following politics,8217;8217; she said, adding 8216;8216;I8217;ve always respected Atalji8217;8217; and 8216;8216;I8217;m a proud citizen.8217;8217;
Chandran8212;the second TV star on board the BJP bandwagon after Smriti Z. Iraani8212;cited her reasons for joining the party. 8216;8216;These days when you shop abroad you buy less because everything is available in India,8217;8217; she said earnestly. 8216;8216;As a commoner, I think the NDA8217;s performance is amazing.8217;8217;
Venkaiahji smiled in approval and said the party8217;s doors were open for more such personalities to turn the elections into a 8216;8216;people8217;s campaign8217;8217;.
She vowed to play the role of a 8216;8216;vamp8217;8217; for the Congress and said she would use the BJP for rehabilitative work for the disabled. 8216;8216;I know how a disabled person feels, I know where the shoe pinches,8217;8217; she said. When asked why the BJP was inducting only women artistes, Naidu retorted, 8216;8216;Is Shatrughan Sinha female? Is Vinod Khanna female?8221; he retorted, promising to bring a male star next time.
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