author and prominent philanthropist Sudha Murty has been nominated to the Raja Sabha by the president and congratulating Sudha Murti, the prime minister, said her presence in the Raja Sabha is a powerful testament to the country's Nari Shakti. I spoke to her a while back and she said that well, both my son and daughter were extremely thrilled. And this is a platform for me to speak up for women listening the Prime Minister tweeting about you and, uh, congratulating you on, uh, the president picking you as a Raja Sabha. Uh, a nominee. What was your first reaction? I was very happy and surprised, right, ma'am. And as you've always said that, uh, you know, you you you're willing to or you're open to various avenues of public service. Whether it's as an author, as a philanthropist, did you look forward to to this new stint in politics? I'm not a politician, I'm a philanthropist. And that's the reason Yeah, that was the Make a Raja. And my whole goal is to help people from a bigger platform. What is the priority going to be, You know, as a, uh, as a as a member of Parliament? Uh, What? What are some of the issues that you look to champion? Uh, what is the priority going to be? Probably I may talk a little more about about women. I may talk a little bit more about concern about them about the education system, but only women in the rural area. Those things are My heart lies in the the rural people. That's pretty. So I maybe those are my issues. Right? And lastly, ma'am, what was Mr Murti S reaction to this? Have you told Laksha about it? What was the family's reaction to this announcement? The surprise announcement. Yeah, Actually, Muti is in India has been operated because of his eye cat like he could not come. And I'm here to deliver elected at Asian Institute of Technology on a women's Day. And then, uh, I'm addressing Canada people in Thailand. So I came for a couple of days. Um Akshata was happy and surprised. So he's my son Rohan, happy and surprised
