Jothimani is an Indian politician, writer, and social worker known as the Congress MP from the Karur constituency. |
Lost her father at thirteen years old and her mother in 2018. |
She supported minorities after the Dalit community in her village was boycotted from accessing water. |
Served as the Panchayat Union Councillor from 1996 to 2006. |
Held positions as the General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and Vice President of the Tamil Nadu Youth Congress. |
Was elected as the chairperson of the College Students Union during her graduation. |
Served as a member of the Tamil Nadu Censor Board from 2006 to 2009. |
Represented the Indian Youth Congress at various international events in the US and Malaysia. |
Authored three books: Ottrai Vasanai, Sithirak Koodu, and Neer Pirakku Munn. |
Met Rahul Gandhi in 2004 during a party talent hunt program in Andhra Pradesh. |
Launched her personal manifesto during the 2014 General Elections. |
First Congresswoman parliamentarian elected from the Karur Lok Sabha seat. |
Arrested in 2021 for protesting the removal of an old Mahatma Gandhi statue in Karur. |
Held a dharna for special camps for the disabled in front of the collector's office in 2021. |
Accused Delhi police in 2022 of forcefully mishandling Congress leaders during protests against Rahul Gandhi's ED investigation. |