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As the daughter of the infamous forest brigand dacoit Veerappan, who kept law enforcement in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on their toes for decades, Vidhya draws from her fathers indomitable spirit as a source of inspiration...
I take my father as a very big inspiration because all my life people around me kept telling me what he had done, she told ThePrint in an exclusive telephone interview Wednesday...
Joining the ranks of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), she finds resonance in party chief Seemans vision, which echoes her fathers ideals, she said...
Speaking to ThePrint from Krishangiri, Vidhya said the ZEE5 docu-series Koose Munisamy Veerappan, was also an inspiration for her to join the party as it reminded her of what her father aspired to do...
When I joined the party (BJP), I thought I would be given that opportunity. I was even working towards it, she said.. Claiming that she learnt the ground reality during her stint with the BJP, Vidhya said, When I joined the BJP, I was new to politics..
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