One more kavita is Sacrificed

 One more kavita is Sacrificed

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It is neither a surprise nor a shock that Kalvakuntla Kavitha is sacked from her party by her father!

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She was doing more than just bruising egos or competing with her extended family members.

As an ambitious daughter she was making the male members insecure , by stealing the future space reserved for them.

Yes, she might be arrogant.

Yes, she might be corrupt.

Yes, she might have crossed lines.

But tell me which politician is not?

Or who in BRS is not corrupt?

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Smriti Irani, Kanimozhi, YS Sharmila, and Kavita are different women, different stories, yet each a victim in her own way, not due to incompetence, but perhaps due to gender.

Smriti Zubin Irani faced myriad challenges, including being undermined by colleagues, body-shamed, maligned for her academic record, and accused of being the Prime Minister's favourite.

Instead of celebrating her courage and grit, they hounded her for being a giant slayer. it is their loss that she has decided @d to go back to television.

YS Sharmila Reddy ;s fight was tangled in property and power. Despite her mother's support, her brother's towering presence and her own lack of popularity pushed her out.

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi was sent to Delhi while her brother ruled Tamil Nadu. As a stepsister, she was easier to compromise with. She seemed content with a quieter role, but it was still a settlement written into her fate by her male-dominated family.

And now, Kavita.

Her resilience reflects the strength of women in adversity.

Her challengers in the family, KTR, the son, and Harish Rao, the nephew, are men of proven merit, undefeated at the ballot box.

Kavita won the 2014 Lok Sabha but could not retain the MP seat in 2019.

She was punished by people with a defeat, less for her own politics and more for being her father's daughter. People wanted to teach KCR a lesson by defeating his daughter, an easy target.

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That defeat left her adrift, vulnerable, and perhaps pushed her toward shortcuts (liquor scandal), which is still haunting her and is being used as one of the reasons for her ouster..

The BRS is a family-run party and Kavita contributed to its rise and hence deserves an equal share of space, respect, and recognition.

Instead, she was cushioned when the party needed her to play the cultural face and women's voice to revive the festival of Bathukamma via Telangana Jagruti, and discarded once that role was no longer needed. First rewarded for being a woman, then punished for the very same reason.

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History tells us women in politics are rarely spared.

Indira Gandhi survived because she had no brother to compete with, though even she was attacked relentlessly and betrayed by her own paternal family. The battle she waged against male chauvinism should be recorded in history as a pioneering effort to make space for women in Indian politics.

Maneka Gandhi carved her space on her own merit, despite carrying the Gandhi name without the dynasty's support.

Vasundhara Raje and Mamata Banerjee built their ground independently.

However, Ms Raje had the title of belonging to a royal family!

Smriti Irani fought for every inch.

Kanimozhi inherited but still wrestled.

And Kavita? She is abandoned!

The party patriarch, Shri KCR, chose his son over his daughter, a decision that reflects a typical pattern among fathers across India and the world.

Daughters are usually pacified with property or wealth, sometimes secretly, sometimes openly.

But here, Kavita is denied even the basic dignity.

Her own father ditched her. Unsurprising, however. It didn't feel kind to me.

Let's assume Kavita is incompetent. In that case, her father should have sat her down and advised her to step out on her own slowly, gradually leave active politics, etc.

But to erase her role in building the party, to deny her the respect and recognition she rightfully earned, is not just unjust, it's humiliating.

I agree she is guilty of corruption, but which politician isn't?

I feel terrible for her, I can feel her, I can see the tears she is swallowing while speaking, the pain in her voice, the tremors in her throat, the fire in her heart, the chaos in her mind.....

Dear Kavita, we are all watching you, vouching for you to fight back.

we want to see you rise from the ashes, stronger and more determined than ever before.

Transform this betrayal into the next chapter in your life

teach all timid fathers , insecure brothers and shrewd cousins what a wounded woman is capable of ...

force your father to call you back, hug you and feel proud of you...

As a daughter, you have played your role so far; now, lead the pack of women and show us the way!

We are with you, not one, not two, but millions of us!

Go girl!