New Delhi: Actor-turned-BJP lawmaker Hema Malini, who has been garnering headlines ever since she hit the campaign trail after being named as the BJP candidate from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, has been trolled by politician Omar Abdullah over her latest photograph while driving a tractor on a “field visit” in Mathura.
Days after images of her cutting crop with sickle in a field splashed the social media, the BJP candidate was spotted trying to ride a tractor in her constituency.
Hema, 70, has her hands on the steering wheel, wearing a pink sari, sunglasses and a smile.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took to Twitter on Friday to mock her, saying: “What are those drums on the side? Please don't tell me those are mist generators for cool air? Wow, that's one fancy tractor.”
Hema Malini, who won the Mathura seat defeating RLD candidate Jayant Chaudhary by over three lakh votes in 2014, was on Friday campaigning in Govardhan.
During her trip, the actor-turned-politician sat on a tractor and flashed the victory sign for the photographers. Video aired by TV channels showed a man holding an umbrella as Hema Malini tried to get into the tractor. — Agencies
As soon as photos of Hema's act went out on the social media, people started questioning the BJP candidate over her fancy campaigning.
Many voters this time have complained that they hardly saw the former filmstar and classical dancer in the past five years, and that little work had been done in the constituency.
In photos from her campaign, Hema Malini has been seen cutting crop with women on fields and greeting people through the sunroof of her Mercedes. Rival parties accused her of putting up an act in poll season.
Defending the images, Hema Malini told a news channel, “I am an actress, a celebrity. I don't see this in Mumbai. When I go to the villages, I like that environment and I like it. Even if I acted, it was fun. What is wrong with it? Everybody was happy to see the picture back in Mumbai.”
