NEW DELHI: "Will the government save me? I need protection" - Tamil Nadu lawmaker Sasikala Pushpa wept as she made the stunning declaration in Parliament on Monday, moments before her AIADMK announced that she had been sacked for embarrassing the party.
Ms Pushpa said in the Rajya Sabha: "If a leader can slap an MP... Where is human dignity? In Tamil Nadu I have no safety. I am being compelled to resign from a parliamentary post by my leader."
Stopped by Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien from naming anyone who is not a member of the house, the 40-year-old MP told NDTV later: "(Chief Minister) Jayalalithaa did this."
On cue was a statement from the AIADMK. Ms Pushpa has been sacked for "bringing great disrepute to the party," said the chief minister, who commands fear and reverence among her party leaders.
Though she insists she has been targeted for a long time, Ms Pushpa is apparently suffering the consequences of her nasty brawl this weekend with an MP of the rival DMK, Trichy Siva, at the Delhi airport, which resulted in both being banned from their flight.
Ms Pushpa said in the Rajya Sabha: "If a leader can slap an MP... Where is human dignity? In Tamil Nadu I have no safety. I am being compelled to resign from a parliamentary post by my leader."
Stopped by Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien from naming anyone who is not a member of the house, the 40-year-old MP told NDTV later: "(Chief Minister) Jayalalithaa did this."
On cue was a statement from the AIADMK. Ms Pushpa has been sacked for "bringing great disrepute to the party," said the chief minister, who commands fear and reverence among her party leaders.
Though she insists she has been targeted for a long time, Ms Pushpa is apparently suffering the consequences of her nasty brawl this weekend with an MP of the rival DMK, Trichy Siva, at the Delhi airport, which resulted in both being banned from their flight.
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