Kothapalli Geetha: Standing for Tribal welfare and Betterment:- India has the largest tribal population (about 8.6% of the total Indian population) in the world. But they are also the most marginalized section of society. Democracy and self-rule remain elusive in tribal India. The main reason: India has no policy for its tribal people.
Of the record many tribal leaders will tell you that it is impossible to represent tribal interests within the fold of political parties. India s electoral system is all about getting funds for the parties. The money for the elections come from the corporations, the interests of whom run contrary to tribals, While many tribal leaders once they find a place in the political system, their cultural bond with their community is soon overtaken by an increasing mis-recognition of what tribals want, we have a highly educated, dedicated, successful tribal women who has proven to be different by standing with her own irrespective of her political status.
Kothapalli Geetha: Her Inspirational Journey:- Kothapalli Geetha is the former Lok Sabha MP from Araku constituency and she represented the constituency during 2014-19. She was born Kothapalli Jacob and Lizzamma on February 4th, 1971. Geetha completed her Bachelor of Arts in the year 1989, Bachelor of Education in the year 1990, both from Andhra University. She got married to PR Koteswara Rao in the year 1989 and the couple has a son and a daughter. After serving the people as a public servant, she submitted her resignation to serve the tribals through politics.
She represented the ruling YSRCP party but she later floated her own party Jana Jagruti party in the year 2018. Kothapalli Geetha later joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She floated her own political party after challenging caste politics. In the presence of Amit Shah and Ram Madhav, Kothapalli Geetha joined BJP in 2019. There was a petition filed against her claiming that she was not a member of ST community but she cont