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Mayor of Lambeth walks into GHMC office
She is from Nalgonda but is hardly known in Hyderabad or other districts of Telangana State. This became distinctly clear when she visited the GHMC head office to call on the Mayor on Thursday. No heads turned and none recognised the VVIP guest who was in town.
​Hyderabad: She is from Nalgonda but is hardly known in Hyderabad or other districts of Telangana State. This became distinctly clear when she visited the GHMC head office to call on the Mayor on Thursday. No heads turned and none recognised the VVIP guest who was in town..
An alumnus of Kamala Nehru College, Nampally, she migrated to the UK in 1970 and was involved in social activities even during her junior years
Quite, ironically, in distant London, she commands awe and reverence because more than being Dr Saleha Jaffer, she is the first Muslim elected from Lambeth city, South London. That is not all. She is now the Mayor of Lambeth, which has 63 councillors representing a population of five lakh.
It is a significant achievement considering that she jumped onto the political bandwagon, as a member of Labour Party, as recently as 2014.
One of nine children, the social activist-politician was born into an agricultural family. An alumnus of Kamala Nehru College, Nampally, she migrated to the UK in 1970 and was involved in social activities even during her youthful days.
A hardcore Telanganite, Saleha has been following the developments in the state since it became the country’s 29th State.
She took the media by surprise when she insists on speaking in Telugu. ‘I am happy that Telangana has happened. It was amazing see the development of the city. It does make one happy to see the strengthening of the roots after they get an independent identity,’ was her reaction.
Patting the GHMC, she said it was a good augury that 79 of the 150 corporators were women. ‘This is an indication of women empowerment of the most exalted kind,’ she said, while exhorting women representatives to prove their mettle and be trail-blazers.
Saleha interacted with Bonthu Ram Mohan and discussed about the functionalities and similarities of both the corporations. She invited him to visit London in order to exchange ideas and help make Hyderabad a global city, as a thanksgiving gesture to her native state.
By:Maddy Deekshith
