The only female minister of Puducherry has resigned, stating, ‘I was troubled by conspiracies and sexual harassment.'”

Puducherry’s sole female legislator and minister, S. Chandira Priyanga, tendered her resignation from the AIADMK-BJP alliance cabinet on Tuesday, accusing it of conspiracy, financial politics, and not just facing casteism and sexual harassment. In 2021, she became the first woman to become a minister in the Union Territory after more than 40 years as a legislator from Nedu-district.”

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