Congress women’s wing gets its first transgender general secretary
new delhi — The Congress on Tuesday appointed Apsara Reddy as the national general secretary of its women wing — All India Mahila Congress (AIMC)-—making her the first transgender woman to be an office-bearer of the party.
The journalist-turned-politician was appointed to the post by Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the presence of Lok Sabha MP and AIMC president Sushmita Dev.
An advocate of transgender’s rights, Reddy was earlier with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the AIADMK before eventually joining the Congress.
“I will campaign vociferously against the fascist BJP dictatorship that drives a coloured agenda that reduces people to what they eat, how they pray and how they love,” said Reddy after her appointment.
“I will work towards women’s economic empowerment, against social injustices and helping women find their human rights,” she added.
Welcoming Reddy to the Mahila Congress, the AIMC president said the activist’s dynamic personality will be an asset for the party’s women’s wing.
“I thank Rahul Gandhi ji for accepting her as a member of the INC India family,” she said. —
I will work towards women’s economic empowerment, against social injustices and helping women find their human rights Apsara Reddy, Mahila Congress general secretary