Bengaluru: Transgender rights activist Dr. Akkai Padmashali has announced her resignation from the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), stepping down from her roles as State General Secretary and Vice President.
In a statement, Dr. Padmashali expressed gratitude to the Indian National Congress for inducting her into the party on September 20, 2020, and recalled the support extended by leaders including the late Smt. Indira Gandhi, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the late Dr. Manmohan Singh, the late Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Shri Rahul Gandhi, the late Shri Oscar Fernandes, Shri Siddaramaiah, Dr. G. Parameshwar, Shri Veerappa Moily, Shri Shashi Tharoor, Shri B.K. Hariprasad, and Shri U.T. Khader.
Highlighting ongoing socio-economic, political, educational, and legal challenges faced by transgender, intersex, and sexual minority communities, Dr. Padmashali said systemic marginalisation and exclusion from policy and justice mechanisms remain pressing concerns. She stated that working independently is now necessary to strengthen the movement and ensure constitutional rights for these communities at both the State and National levels.
Wishing success to the government’s vision of “Sarva Janangada Shantiya Totada Sarkara” (a government for the peace of all communities), Dr. Padmashali called for continued advocacy for social justice and equality.
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