Hema Malini, Varun Gandhi in BJP's New Jumbo Team


IANS

New Delhi, Mar 16: Bollywood star Hema Malini makes it as vice president and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi as secretary in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's new leadership team of 121 members.

Gadkari's jumbo team, including 13 vice presidents, 10 general secretaries, 15 secretaries and a treasurer, also gives place to former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, now a general secretary.

  

"The list is such that people from Andaman to Jammu and Kashmir, from Gujarat to Assam are being represented. It is a balanced list with women, Dalits, tribes, all included," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters.

He said the team will bring new enthusiasm in the party. "It is a blend of young and experience."

The office bearers include 13 women. In all, there are 40 women members in the new team.

Gadkari has also constituted a 12-member BJP parliamentary board.

Gadkari will head the board whose other members include Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Bal Apte.

  

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  • seema, udupi

    Thu, Mar 18 2010

    People of all religions are making one or other mistakes. Not only the masjids and churches ,a lot of temples are also damaged in our country.Cow is worshipped by the Hindus from the ancient time,We all know this .Dharmika bhavanege Dhakke bandare yaru sahisalararu.Pl friends before making comments think well .Not only the bjp ,all political parties are responsible for communal disturbances . Forget all the problems we faced in the past.Mathandhateya doora madi ,ellara bhavanegalige belle nidutta, bhavya bharathava kattalu munnugi.dweshava bittu preethiya belagi .

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udipi

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    Dear brother Antony Crasta/Sydney/Mangalore.

    How long before have you been to mangalore? Just sitting in another world, you cant get to know the reality. Its not ur mistake. My heart is bleeding for my once peaceful place. Now when you travel by road or train, you can easily notice window glass panes of churches/masjids are broken. BJP/Parviar has created an atmosphere of terror in mangalore. Muslim student cant talk to his hindu female counterpart. Muslim female student cant wear head scarf in the class.

    Muslim who buys cattle are beaten up, their vehicles destroyed. Hindu counterpart who sold cattle is unhurt and enjoying the proceeds of the trade. Beef eaters are beating up beef retailer. Every stray incident is being communualised. If a hindu girl elopes with muslim boy, its termed as love jehad and other way round is welcome to them. BJP has killed thousands of innocents in the name of Ram. BJP is party that has no humanity. There is no peace in the society. I hope next time you will be very careful in posting your comments.

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  • Suraj Rajput, Maveenkatte/M'lore

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    Madhavi/Narayan..I think it should be 'Basanti' and not Vasanthi of Sholay..anyhow tera kya hoga congress ab..

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  • R.T.SHETTY, MANGALORE

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    ALL THE BEST TO BJPS NEW TEAM.CONGRATS TO HEMAJI&VARUN.

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  • Narayan, Udupi

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    Nitin nice SHOLAY Team. Hema as VASANTI, Varun as VEERU and Vasudaraje as Helen. So in BJP SHOLAY part 2.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    BJP strength is orators and actors.
    They can captivate people with range of subjects starting corruption, hindutva to terrorism. People associate with it quickly as they talk any normal person does feel in day to day affairs. When it comes to solutions? They are simply cowards, who can bow before jinnah. The current team is same all glamour - thats it. I wish the party transforms itself with a India agenda rather than power agenda.

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  • Thomas Valder, Bahrain

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    Antony Crasta,Mangalore/Sydney. I refer your advise to Mr. Shahnawaz. I do not find anything wrong in his comments. It is people of your type gave chance to BJP in Karnataka and you know the result. Still you want to give them a chance...to cut the tongue and chop the hands ? May be you do not mind if your religious places are vandalized and women/girls are beaten in public. Your mentality is, as far as your house and your family members are not attacked/hurt it is alright with you. But, remember...today your neighbor is attacked and tomorrow will be your turn.

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  • Ramesh s, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    BJP stands for Indian hindu culture but Hema mlini is not legally married to Dharmendra , that means illegal settings are not bad . aparety wich keeps screaming aout culture shows the CULTURE , & so many secretaries is Nitin confused?

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  • Madhavi, Delhi

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    I cannot understand what Nitin is thinking ? By making Vasanthi of Sholay and Smriti Irani from Saski Bahu as secretaries of BJP what he wanted to show ? By keeping Actresses in his team like Hema and Smriti BJP will not win votes. They both are good in Acting. Nitin thought by their Beauties BJP will capture Votes.

    No Nitin you are wrong. Varun will be good as he knows to Chop hands of Muslims. So he can be a Butcher. I think we have not seen in any party in the History so many Secretaries and General Secretaries. I think Three Fourth of the party members are made Secretaries and General Secretaries. So funny. Now Nitin can relax. Hema and Smriti may be good in acting that does not mean they will capture votes. what they know about Politics first of all ?

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Mangalore/Doha Qatar

    Wed, Mar 17 2010

    Mr. Nagesh Nayak, "Peace and Prosperity" Let your dreams come true. Positive thoughts Jai ho with all the parties.

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  • Aalemabu Sdvani, Joduraaste/Bailur

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Mr.Antony Crasta, Mangalore/Sydney Australia..yeah you are rightly told..i fully agree with you..no words to add to it.. samajdhar ko issar kafi..Jai Ho..

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  • Ozy, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Very poor selection. On what basis he has selected Hema Malini (may be for TV ad) and Varun inciting hatred. Party will go down along with Gadkari

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  • Antony Crasta, Mangalore/Sydney Australia

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Calm down Mr. Shahnawaz Kukkikatte. I think you are over reacting, as usual!. Every party has its good points as well as short comings. Just give them a go!.

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  • nagesh nayaK, bangalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    MR.GADKARI & TEAM WILL LEAD OUR COUNTRY TO PROSPEROUS PATH & NO.1 DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
    HIS TEAM CONSISITS OF BOTH INTELECTUALS ,YOUNG & WOMEN WILL LEAD OUR COUNTRY TO THE PATH OF PEACE & PROSPERITY.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udipi

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Unless and until, BJP denounces its "political hindutva", devision, hate and appeasement of just one section of hindu community and stop spreading malicious and unfounded allegations against other religions, even God shall not bless this party. Falsehood will shine only for a limited period, but in the long run it will perish. BJP has shun only for 5 years and now its fall has started. How come a party that is founded on the ideologies of religious fanaticism (without understanding the true message of hinduism, a good and peaceful religion), hate and devision, a party with the agenda of re writing history and making correction of past historical mistakes would survive? For how long?

    Ever since BJP came into power in karnataka, the common man has lost his hitherto peaceful sleep, the followers of respective religions were worried about the safety and security of their places of worships, malicious and unfounded theories have given raise to doubts, busy streets were banned from vehicular traffic, neighbour started hating his own neighbour. God upset by this inhuman behaviour sent his wrath in the form of rains that damaged almost all crops. This Varun was talking about cutting the limbs of people of one particular community. Yeddi was talking about chopping the hands off his own citizens. A party that preaches and practices hate and violence how long it would survive?

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  • amit, m'lore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    BJP KA YUVA RAJ AYA RE?????? Oh Really. Not in front of Rahul Gandhi. BJP is any 1980's Mind set party. So there is no point in wasting the time on this topic!!

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    This new strategy undertaken
    by the BJP leadership is not going
    to bring any miracle for BJP.
    Even the top leadership are with
    extreme to moderate ideologies,
    and BJP can't change the impression
    that they have created among the
    Indian electorate. Having Varun
    Gandhi in the front seat is rather
    menacing to the party.

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  • Karya, Kundapur

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Kithna Achaa Milan, together with Hema Malini. Raja it is time for you to shoot out for new movies. Now start acting and make money!!!

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  • T.K. Hamza, Kushalnagar

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    BJP has announced life time achivement award to Hemamalini and best villain award to Varun, but this movie - GADKARI'S SHOLAY directed by RSS will not hit the box office..Tusssssss

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  • chittaranjan, managalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Hey BJP KA YUVA RAJ AYA RE. ABHI MAJA HAI. HE IS THE REALLY YOUTH INDIAN (HINDUSTANI) LEADER. VANDE MATHARAM.

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  • Dan, Belthangady

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Desperate BJP can go to any extent to find out a solution to pull itself out of the present mire and silt. All these are old stories with a new paint and paper. Nothing is going to work for them. They will start fighting and make hate speeches and then prepare for the new general elections, which are 4 year away. Enough time to breakup and get pulvurized.

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  • john, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Even though I'm a congress supporter, Hema Malini still looks gorgeous even though she's in BJP, but that fat slob Varun is definitely a spoilt, rich brat and used to ordering people around. It is a big mistake Gadkari took this baby face, pinky banana, varun in his team. He will bring the party down with his nonsense antics.

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  • Vincy, Shamboor/Bangkok

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    The Man who become famous on proclaiming to be the Hindu protector and the Tangewali Basanti a RS MP makes a nice team for the BJP's future movies.The BJP is creating political immunity for varun to provoke people by more speaches in Future.But the real hero Rahul is more strong and down to earth so BJP can only dream about future.

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  • VG, Bangalore

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    With a jumbo team of 121 members, plus a 12 member parliamentary board, special invitees and possibly state presidents, general secretaries as well as chiefs of various morchas, obviously Gadkari will need a big hall or maidan to hold meetings. Whether these meetings, if they are held, will achieve anything is doubtful. Does this suggest that Gadkari has exhausted the entire pool of talent in the party. Of course, we need to await the complete list to know the kind of people chosen. But still why not have a couple of dozens more to make the team really a mammoth one?

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  • IMRAN, SAUDI KAYAN

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    Old Rani & New Raja combination lets watch it and see how it works..!!  All the best Gadkari..

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  • abdul sathar habibullah , Belapu, Kaup./Sharjah

    Tue, Mar 16 2010

    gadkari want to make a film in the political ground so he thinks of heroin Hema Malini in the screen He doesnt know that hema is now a days in the list of old . thnak u daiji

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