Shehzad Poonawalla
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Shehzad Poonawalla | |
|---|---|
| National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office December 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | INC |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shehzad Poonawalla is an Indian politician from Pune, Maharashtra. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and is currently the National Spokesperson of the BJP. He is head of the IT, and Social Media department of the BJP Delhi unit as President.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Shehzad Poonawalla was born on the 17 October, 1987, in Pune to Muslim parents in a politically active family. His parents were close to the Indian National Congress party. His brother Tehseen Poonawalla is a television personality and married to Monica Vadra, Cousin of Robert Vadra, the husband of Priyanka Gandhi.[2]
Poonawalla studied at the University of Pune in Pune, Maharashtra and the MIT in Pune. He graduated in Law from the University of Pune.
Political career[edit]
He started his political journey from the INC since 2007, even serving as the President of the National Students Union of India, Students' Wing of the Indian National Congress.[2][3]
Then serving as secretary of Maharashtra Congress, Poonawalla contested the 2017 Presidential Elections for Indian National Congress, facing expulsion from the INC challenging Rahul Gandhi's presidency. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi tweeted in favour of Poonawalla.[citation needed]
In 2020, he switched to the BJP party and served as the National Spokesperson of the BJP and Head of Social Media and IT of the Delhi BJP Unit.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "BJP appoints Shehzad Poonawala as IT, Social Media dept in-charge of Delhi unit". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Who is Shehzad Poonawalla – the man who challenged Rahul Gandhi's candidature for Congress Presidential polls". Financialexpress. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Congress is proprietorship, Manish Tewari told me: Shehzad Poonawalla". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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