Khushbu Sundar Joins BJP, says people like her pushed and suppressed in Congress

Actress-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar has left the Congress Party and joined BJP on October 12.

Before quitting, she wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said, "Few elements seated at a higher level within the party, people who have no connectivity with the ground reality or public recognition are dictating terms and people like me who wanted to work for the party sincerely, are being pushed and suppressed."

Her resignation a few months before elections in Tamil Nadu is considered a big setback for Congress.

Sundar also said that she decided to end her association with Congress "after a long through thought process over a period of time."

She said, "I have always taken great pride to represent the Party on different platforms in most trying situation. I came into the fold of INC at the time when it was at its lowest, being defeated in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. I did not walk into the Party for any monetary gains, name or fame."