Actor Ramya to head Congress’ social media team

Ramya, a former Lok Sabha member from Mandya in Karnataka, replaces Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda who had requested the leadership to relieve him of the responsibility.

Updated on: May 11, 2017, 17:42:40 IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi

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Actor-turned-politician Ramya has been appointed as the head of the Congress party’s social media team, party sources said.

Ramya, 34, will head the 20-member social media team that handles the grand old party’s website (www.inc.in) and the twitter account (@INCIndia). (PTI File Photo)

Ramya, a former Lok Sabha member from Mandya in Karnataka, replaces Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda who had requested the leadership to relieve him of the responsibility.

Ramya, who had contested the Mandya Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka in 2014, lost to CS Puttaraju of Janata Dal (S).

Ramya, 34, will head the 20-member social media team that handles the grand old party’s website (www.inc.in) and the twitter account (@INCIndia).

Her appointment is part of the changes the Congress has been making in its party structure after recent defeats in elections.

Hooda is expected to be given the organisational responsibility and could be made a secretary in the ongoing restructuring process initiated by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

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Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi covers politics and keeps a close watch on developments in Jammu & Kashmir. He has been a journalist for 16 years.

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