Barrelakka
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Karne Shireesha (@Barrelakka) | |
|---|---|
| Independant Contestant | |
| In office 2023 | |
| Constituency | Kollapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1997 Marrikkal village, Peddakothapally Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Independant |
| Alma mater | Ambedkar Open University |
Karne Shireesha (born 15 June 1997), known as Barrelakka, is an Indian politician focussing on unemployment problem in Telangana state of India. She contested as MLA in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Kollapur.[1] [2][3][4]
Early life
Karne Shireesha was born in Marrikal village of Mahbubnagar district, now part of Nagarkarnool district, Telangana, India. She completed graduation with an aspiration to become a police constable. She further studied and prepared for many goverment jobs without any success.[5] [6]
Career
Disappointed over her unmployment, she tried various short term jobs, like, shop worker and short film actor, and finally settled as buffalo herder. She became known as Barrelakka (i.e. sister with buffaloes). She became most popular when she posted an online video with her herd of buffaloes and described rearing buffaloes as her source of income because of lack of job oppurtunities.[7][8]
Being desperate over the inordinate delay in notifications for government jobs, many unmployed youth identified themselves with Sirisha. She became a symbol of growing unemployment situation in country.The government perceieved it as public mischief on social media and loged a case against her.[9][10]
In 2023 Telangana assembly elections, she contested as the independant candidate to raise awareness about unemployment of youth.
Personal life
Karne Shireesha lives with her mother, Anuradha and two brothers.
- ↑ "Barrelakka, the buffalo-herder who is winning hearts in Telangana polls". 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Unemployed youth seek support for Barrelakka". 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Unemployed youth seek support for Barrelakka". 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "The Emerging Voice Of Unemployed Graduates In Telangana Elections". 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Slapped with a case for spoof video, Telangana's Barrelakka enters poll fray". 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Barrelakka steals the limelight in Hyderabad". 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Independent candidate Barrelakka seeks protection following attack on brother". 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "TS HC Directs Govt to Provide Security to Independent Candidate Karne Barrelakka". 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Unemployed youth seek support for Barrelakka". 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Poll campaign of independent candidate creates ripple in Telangana". 28 November 2023.