NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, OCT 28
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appointed Vanathi Srinivasan as the president of its women’s wing, according to a party statement.
Mahila Morcha welcomes our new National President Smt Vanathi Srinivasan @VanathiBJP.We are sure that under her leadership & guidance of National President Shri @JPNadda ji, Mahila Morcha will work more to realise true potential of Narishakti & dreams of PM Shri @narendramodi ji pic.twitter.com/0emGLztgoi
— BJP Mahila Morcha (@BJPMahilaMorcha) October 28, 2020
Vanathi Srinivasan will succeed Vijaya Rahatkar as the BJP Mahila Morcha chief.
Party President J P Nadda appointed Srinivasan, Vice President of the party’s Tamil Nadu wing, to the post.
She had unsuccessfully contested the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
Humbled, honoured by this opportunity. I would like to whole heartedly thank Shri. @JPNadda Ji for appointing me as the National President of the Mahila Morcha. @BJP4India
Under your and sh. @blsanthosh ji's guidance and blessings, I shall work tirelessly for serving the nation.
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) October 28, 2020
Rahatkar was recently appointed as a national secretary in Nadda’s new team of office-bearers.
The party also appointed Amitava Chakraborty as the general secretary (organisation) in the party’s West Bengal unit, party sources here said.