Chennai: Vidya Rani, the daughter of slain sandalwood smuggler and bandit Veerappan, announced on Saturday that she will run for the Lok Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri constituency. Vidya Rani recently resigned from the BJP.
Vidya Rani said in a statement that she would contest on the Naam Tamilar Katchi ticket.
She said that her father wanted to serve the people but the way he chose to do that was not fair, adding she had joined politics to serve the people.
Vidya Rani is a lawyer by profession. She is also an activist and has been working for the cause of tribals and Dalits.
Veerappan, a notorious bandit, was killed in 2004 during an encounter with the Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu Police.
With inputs from IANS