Shehzad Poonawala
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Shehzad Poonawalla is the national spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also heads the IT and Social Media department of the BJP Delhi.[1][2] He is also a lawyer and a civil rights activist.[3]
Education
Shehzad holds a law degree. He also attended a masters programme from MIT School of Government, Pune.[4]
Career
Shehzad Poonawalla began is political career in 2008 by joining the Indian National Congress and has served on Congress media cell's research team.[3] Shehzad quit the INC in 2017 and joined the BJP, after differences with the INC.[4] Shehzad argued that Rahul Gandhi's election as president of INC was rigged,[1] calling it a "sham".[2] Poonawalla has served as the Vice President of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) of Pune.[3]
Controversies
Shehzad Poonawalla has been involved in several political controversies, primarily related to his outspoken views and public disagreements with opposition parties and members of his own family.
In 2017, Poonawalla made national headlines after publicly questioning the Congress party's internal election process, calling it "rigged" and suggesting that Rahul Gandhi's elevation to party president was pre-decided. He labeled the party’s internal democracy a "sham," which drew criticism from senior Congress leaders and his own brother, Tehseen Poonawalla, who distanced himself from the remarks and called it a betrayal of the family and party loyalty.
Following his criticism of the Congress party, Shehzad was increasingly seen as aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), though he maintained he was acting independently at the time. He officially joined the BJP in later years and became one of the party’s prominent media panelists, often engaging in aggressive debates on national television.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Who is Shehzad Poonawalla – the man who challenged Rahul Gandhi's candidature for Congress Presidential polls". Financial Express. November 30, 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prabhu, Sunil (April 4, 2024). "A Spokesperson Exodus: They Were Congress's Voice, Now They Speak For BJP". NDTV. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Who is Shehzad Poonawalla? The Congress man questioning Rahul Gandhi's elevation". MoneyControl. December 4, 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ANSHUMAN, KUMAR (December 4, 2017). "Shehzad Poonawalla: The TV talking head challenging Rahul Gandhi's elevation in Congress". The Print. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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