Actress-politician Khushboo, who quit DMK in June, joins Congress
The 44-year-old actress has worked in more than 100 films
New Delhi: Lying low for nearly six months after quitting the DMK, actress Kushboo Sundar joined the Congress on Wednesday.
Congress leaders feel that the entry of the popular actress would be a morale booster at a time when senior leader G K Vasan had deserted it with his followers.
My focus is for the good of the country, won’t focus on TN alone but entire country: Khushboo Sundar on joining Cong pic.twitter.com/Yh6O2q10Nl
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 26, 2014Read: Khushbu quits DMK, tweets ‘Karunanidhi like dad’
In a letter to DMK chief M Karunanidhi, she had complained that her hardwork had become a one-way path in the party.
She joined the DMK in May, 2010 when it was the ruling party in Tamil Nadu.
Kushboo's house had come under attack last year after she made certain comments about leadership succession in the DMK, which attracted the wrath of supporters of party Treasurer M K Stalin
This is where I want to be and I’m here,I feel like I'm home: Khushboo Sundar pic.twitter.com/vsbeK3HDHS
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 26, 2014