NDTV Election Carnival: Hema Malini Counters Congress' "Outsider" Attack In Mathura
Her 10-year record as Mathura MP has turned her into a "brijwasi", actor-politician Hema Malini told NDTV today in a rebuttal to her Congress rival's "outsider" charge in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls. Mukesh Dhangar, the Congress's candidate in the temple town, has said this election is a contest between "brijwasi" -- used to refer to Mathura residents -- and "pravasi" (outsider). Responding to the barb during an exclusive interview with NDTV, Ms Malini said, "I have become a brijwasi in 10 years. I am a brijwasi anyway because I am a devotee of Lord Krishna. I am proud of the work that I have done here. I am from here."
