Apsara Reddy

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Apsara Reddy (born Ajay Reddy) is an Indian trans woman politician and journalist.[1] She was earlier inducted as National Spokesperson of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in 2016.[2] On 8 January 2018, Reddy became the first transgender person to hold office in the Congress She returned to the AIADMK and campaigned as its star campaigner in the 2021 State elections.[3]

Apsara Reddy
Personal details
Born
Madras
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (from April 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (September 2018 to April 2020)
OccupationSenior Journalist/Politician/Social Activist
Official Spokesperson (National TV), AIADMK

(Current)

National General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress (2018-2020)

Early life and education

Reddy has a BA degree in Journalism from

City University in London. She was the Overseas Students Service's President at Monash University.[4]

Career

Reddy has worked with the

AR Rahman, and Hollywood star Nicolas Cage. She has also covered the tsunami from Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia.[6]

Reddy has had a television show in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] She has also worked at the Indian Consulate in Melbourne as a media adviser to the Consulate General, Dr. T.J. Rao.[citation needed]

Reddy also worked briefly with UNICEF to launch a health campaign across Tamil Nadu.[citation needed]

Starting in 2013, she hosted a Tamil show Natpudan Apsara which aired on Thanthi TV.

She has also spoken at various high-profile platforms including the European Parliament Session in Madrid, The World Pride Summit, UNICEF and top institutions like Goldman Sachs, NASSCOM INDIA and even at Princeton University.

Politics

In May 2016, she joined the

AIADMK ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly election .[12][13]

References

  1. ^ ""எனக்கு நானே ஒரு கிஃப்ட்!" - அப்சரா ரெட்டி | அப்சரா ரெட்டி". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "After Khushbu Sundar, Apsara Reddy deserts Congress, to rejoin AIADMK". 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Apsara Reddy, Congress Party's First Transgender Office-Bearer, On Life, Love And Politics". HuffPost. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Meet Apsara Reddy, Congress's first transgender women's wing general secretary". Qrius. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Apsara Reddy Becomes First Transgender Office-bearer In Congress's History". FIFTY SHADES OF GAY. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Congress appoints transgender activist Apsara Reddy as general secretary of its women wing". NewsX. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Chennai 360 – Chennaionline". chennaionline.com.
  8. ^ "From lotus to two leaves in a jiffy". The Hindu. 11 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. ^ Meet Apsara Reddy, latest sensational Politician from BJP
  10. ^ Vasudevan, Shilpa (2 April 2016). "Third gender pitches for lead role in politics". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Congress appoints Apsara Reddy as the first transgender National General Secretary of AIMC". Newsd www.newsd.in. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. ^ "After Khushbu Sundar, Apsara Reddy deserts Congress, to rejoin AIADMK". 20 November 2020.
  13. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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