Shobha Karandlaje credits BJP for appointing a transgender as chairman of state’s Janapada Academy
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP General Secretary and Udupi/Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday credited BJP for appointing a transgender Jogati Manjamma, as the new chairperson of Karnataka Janapada Academy.
In a tweet from her official handle, Karandlaje added that the move was only possible in a BJP governed state and not elsewhere.
Writing about Jogati Manjamma, Shobha added that the transwoman had to go through a lot of hardship as she was also humiliated and beaten up because she was a transgender.
“Just cos she was a transgender, Jogati Manjamma was humiliated, beaten up, abandoned & she had to beg for food.” (SIC) Shobha wrote.
“But now she has been appointed as the chaiperson of Karnataka Janapada(Folk) Academy. All this is possible only in a @BJP4India state!” (SIC) Shobha added in the tweet.
Just cos she was a transgender, Jogati Manjamma was humiliated, beaten up, abandoned & she had to beg for food.
— Shobha Karandlaje (@ShobhaBJP) October 17, 2019
But now she has been appointed as the chaiperson of Karnataka Janapada(Folk) Academy.
All this is possible only in a @BJP4India state! https://t.co/54ecDJZrBI
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Navdeep Singh's silver upgraded to gold in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics
Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.
The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.
