Tamil Nadu Polls: Khushbu Sundar to contest election for the first time

Actor Khusbu Sundar has got ger place in the BJP's first list of candidates in the Tamil Nadu elections. The actor-turned politician has joined BJP last year after condemning the behaviour of senior leaders towards her, she also wrote a letter to the party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Khushbu will contest elections from Chennai's 'Thousand Lights' constituency against DMK's Ezhilan.

"A huge thank you to my BJP President JP Nadda ji for giving me this opportunity. Will not let you down sir," she tweeted, adding that she will work hard and win.

"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," the 50-year-old had said.

Khushbu Sundar is one of the most famous name in Tamil Nadu politics she was with the DMK before she moved to the Congress and even after so many years this is the first time she is contesting an election.