Actor Gayathri Raguram 
Tamil Nadu

Actor’s tweets against BJP chief irk cadre

A war of words have erupted within the state BJP with actor Gayathri Raguram on Thursday tweeting that the BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan has said blunt lie about the actor’s party membership. Raguram, who was booked by the city police for alleged drunk and drive, has drawn flak among the saffron party cadres.

migrator

Chennai

The tweet by the actor came a day after the state BJP president Tamilisai distanced herself from the actor who has landed into a controversy. Tamilisai told reporters that the actor was no longer a party worker and evaded media queries about the actor’s rule violation. “Dear @DrTamilisaiBJP madam I’m member of BJP through computeriesed machine. You cannot include and exclude as u wish. It’s not local party. It’s a national party. Second of all ur TNbjp work and leader against women blackmail and threaten them. Can’t question them?” tweeted Gayathri.


“I’m here for @narendramodi not for local faces of TN BJP. Try to include ppl in your party instead of chasing away ppl. You have no role to say who to include and exclude. Ur just the president of @BJP4TamilNadu not BJP itself. u can’t decide my fate @DrTamilisaiBJP,” the tweet read creating uproar among the BJP cadres.


According to police sources the choreographer turned actor was returning home from a party that was organised at a star hotel in MRC Nagar. She was stopped by the city traffic police for a breath analyser test. However, the actor has dismissed the police version.

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