Was sexually abused by father at the age of 8, says Khushbu Sundar
Chennai/Jaipur (PTI): Actor and National Commission for Women (NCW) member Khushbu Sundar has said she was sexually abused by her father at the age of 8, which she described as the "toughest" thing.
When she was 15 years old, she started revolting against her father who then left the family in the lurch, the actor-politician said at the "We The Women" town hall organised by Mojo Story in Jaipur recently.
"The toughest thing which took me long, not to forget, not to forgive but put it behind me and move forward was the abuse I faced as a child by my father. When a child is abused it scars the child for life," she said.
"My mother's been through the most abusive marriage, a man who beat up his wife, his children, sexually abused his only daughter. He thought it was his birthright, being a man it was his right to do so. And when my abuse started I was just 8 years old and I had the courage to speak against him at the age of 15," Sundar added.
"At 15 I thought that it was enough and when I started revolting against, rebelling...he just left us with whatever we had, literally left us in the lurch. we didn't know where the next food is going to come from and he just left us went." Sundar recalled.
She said she was glad to have stood up against her father because "had he been in the family, I would not have reached so far."
"If I could fight the man at home, I could manage the world very easily," the outspoken actor said.
Sundar, who ruled Tamil cinema in the 1990s and paired opposite top actors including Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, later entered politics. She joined the BJP in 2020 after quitting Congress.
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Cong rejigs Kerala unit with eye of 2026 polls, appoints Sunny Joseph as its chief
New Delhi, May 8 (PTI): The Congress initiated organisational changes in its Kerala unit by appointing Sunny Joseph as the chief in place of K Sudhakaran and naming three new working presidents on Thursday.
Joseph, a legislator in the Kerala Assembly, will lead the state unit of the grand old party in next year's assembly polls. He will supported by newly appointed working presidents P C Vishnunadh and A P Anil Kumar and Shafi Parambil.
While Vishnunadh and Kumar are MLAs, Parambil is an MP.
Besides the four, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge also appointed Adoor Prakash, a party MP, as the convener of the United Democratic Front alliance in the state.
The appointments have been made with an eye on the 2026 state polls with the tenure of the current assembly ending on May 23, next year.
"The Congress president has appointed the president and working presidents of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), and also approved the proposal of the appointment of the convenor of the UDF, with immediate effect.
"The new president of KPCC will be Sunny Joseph, MLA, and the convenor of the UDF will be Adoor Prakash, MP. The new working presidents of the KPCC are P C Vishnunadh, MLA, A P Anil Kumar, MLA and Shafi Parambil, MP," a statement from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said.
In the statement, the party appreciated the contributions of the outgoing Kerala unit chief K. Sudhakaran, MP and that of the UDF convenor M M Hassan.
"The party also conveys its appreciation for the contributions of the outgoing working presidents of the KPCC, Kodikkunnil Suresh, MP, T N Prathapan, and T. Siddique, MLA," he also said in the statement.
P C Vishnunadh, MLA, is being relieved of his current responsibilities as AICC Secretary, the party also said in its statement.
In another statement, Venugopal said the Congress president has appointed K Sudhakaran, and Akhilesh Prasad Singh, both MPs, as permanent invitees to the Congress Working Committee with immediate effect.
Akhilesh Prasad Singh was recently replaced as Bihar Congress chief.
Hearty congratulations to new #KPCC President #SunnyJoseph, #UDF Convenor #AdoorPrakash & working presidents #APAnilKimar, #PCVishnunath & #ShafiParambil.
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Thanks to outgoing KPCC president #KSudhakaran who has been appointed as the permanent appointee to #AICC working committe. pic.twitter.com/lqvaBe1XR9
