Mayawati or Behenji as she is called by her party members is well known all over the India, for making headlines while she was the CM of Uttar Pradesh and now, when she isn’t.
1. She’s known for building memorials of Dalit icons, including her’s worth Rs 6,000 crore! Isn’t that a bit too much?
2. She wore a garland which was allegedly of Rs 5 crore, that too in front of the crowd which couldn’t even afford a two square meal, gifted by her party members.
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3. Her favorite color seems to be pink! Pink clothes, pink flowers, pink house and pink icing on the cake! She’s often seen in shades of pink.
4. Mayawati ordered ban on the screening of Bollywood actress – Madhuri Dixit’s movie- ‘Aaja Nachle’.
5. She was born in Delhi, an alumni of Delhi University, she was a teacher in Inderpuri JJ colony, Delhi.
6. She was preparing from Indian Administrative Services when Dalit leader Kanshi Ram asked her to join politics.
7. She’s a megalomaniac. Her birthday celebrations are bigger than festivals, for which money is forcefully extorted from people by her goons, to fund events.
8. Mayawati’s assets run in millions of dollars, with several properties in her name. In 2007-08 year assessment, she paid 26 crore income tax! That came in top 20 ranking of income tax payers.
9. Wikileaks disclosed that she once sent a private jet to Mumbai to retrieve a pair of sandals. Also, she had employed food tasters for security.
10. Studies have been done and books have been written on Mayawati, including her biographies. One of the first works were by Mohammad Jamil Akhter- Iron Lady Kumari Mayawati.
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