Social activist Medha Patkar has said she will support Aam Aadmi Party
Activist Medha Patkar today pledged "active support" to the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP founded by
Arvind Kejriwal saying, "It's time for a new wave in Indian politics."
Ms Patkar, who was invited to join the AAP recently, said she would discuss the details of her support in a meeting with top leaders of the party later this week. She added that she has not taken any decision on joining AAP yet.
Ms Patkar, 59, is known for her work in the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a movement that is fighting the construction of large dams on the Narmada river in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Founded a year ago by Mr Kejriwal, AAP lassoed an outsized victory in the recent Delhi elections. Mr Kejriwal is now the Chief Minister of the capital.
His party says it will fight to inoculate politics against corruption and to expunge the VIP culture that has law-makers flaunting their privileges and status symbols, but offering little accountability or availability to the public.
Last week, TV journalist Ashutosh and dancer-activist Mallika Sarabhai joined the party. Banker Meera Sanyal, Captain Gopinath who created Air Deccan, Infosys board member V Balakrishnan and singer Remo Fernandez are other big names to join AAP.