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BJP's Kushbu Sundar seeks to be more than a crowd-puller in Tamil Nadu

Can Kushbu's entry in the BJP make a difference in the party's standing in Tamil Nadu?

Kushbu Sundar
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Kushbu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last week after resigning from the Congress where she found her way after a short stint in DMK

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
She’s no J Jayalalithaa, that’s for sure. Tamil Nadu’s Iron Butterfly learnt politics at the feet of a leader like MG Ramachandran, spent long hours in the party office interacting with district-level party leaders, and as propaganda secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) began doing her job too well — so MGR banished her to New Delhi.
 
Nor is she Silk Smitha, the actress who was a box office rage but whose life was a story of exploitation and represented the seamy side of the film industry.
 
Kushbu Sundar (that’s how she is known