Supriya Sule

Supriya Sule (née Pawar; born 30 June 1969) is an Indian politician from the Nationalist Congress Party and currently a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 17th Lok Sabha representing Baramati. She previously served as an MP in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabhas.

Supriya Sule
MP
Leader of Nationalist Congress Party Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2014 (2014)
Preceded bySharad Pawar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
31 May 2009 (2009-05-31)
Preceded bySharad Pawar
ConstituencyBaramati
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
18 September 2006 – 31 May 2009
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Personal details
Born
Supriya Sharad Pawar

(1969-06-30) 30 June 1969
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
SpouseSadanand Sule
Children2
Parents
Alma materJai Hind College, Mumbai

In 2011, she launched a statewide campaign against female foeticide.[1] Recently, she has been honored with Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by All Ladies League for social service.[2]

Early life

Sule was born to Indian politician and Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar and his wife Pratibha Pawar on 30 June 1969 in Pune. She was educated at Jai Hind College in Mumbai, earning a B.Sc. degree in microbiology

Political career

Sule was elected to the Rajya Sabha in the September 2006 intake from Maharashtra[3] and is a trustee of the Nehru Centre in Mumbai.

She led the state level campaign against female foeticide. The campaign included padayatras, college events, competitions etc.[4]

In 2012, under the leadership of Sule, the wing named Rashtravadi Yuvati Congress was formed to give platform to young girls in politics. For past several months, several rallies have been organised all over Maharashtra which focused on female fetus abortion, dowry system and women empowerment in general.[5]

Sule is known for her exemplary parliamentary engagement as a member of the Lok Sabha, with her emerging as one of the Best Performers In Lok Sabha on multiple occasions.[6]

IPL allegations

In April 2010, Sule denied allegations of financial links between her family and the Indian Premier League (IPL), when reports on IPL irregularities in its ownership and functioning surfaced and led to Shashi Tharoor, India's Minister of State for External Affairs to resign.[7][8] However, there were reports that her husband owned (via a power of attorney from his father) 10% of a firm that had exclusive multi-year broadcasting rights for IPL matches.[9][10][11][12]

In June 2010, The Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper, reported that Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule owned 16.22 percent of a firm that had bid for the Pune franchise of IPL. She had previously stated, "I say with full conviction that my husband or my family has nothing to do with these issues (the IPL bids) ... We always stay miles away from it. Yes, we are avid cricket watchers, my husband, my kids, my family, all, and that's where the buck stops." When challenged on this, she said she was just a minority shareholder and cannot be responsible for the firm's actions.[13]

Personal life

She married Sadanand Bhalchandra Sule on 4 March 1991. They have one son - Vijay and one daughter - Revati.[14] After marriage, she spent some time in California, where she studied water pollution at UC Berkeley. Subsequently, she moved to Indonesia and Singapore and then returned to Mumbai.[15]

References
  1. "Supriya Sule to launch statewide campaign against female foeticide". Daily Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. "Women of the Decade". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. "Rajya Sabha members". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  4. "Supriya Sule to launch statewide campaign against female foeticide". DNA India. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. "Young, female and a march ahead - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. "MP Supriya Sule Emerges As Best Performer In Lok Sabha Second Time - SheThePeople TV". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. "Supriya Sule: My family has no IPL links". Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  8. "Kochi IPL row: Shashi Tharoor resigns, PM accepts". The Times of India. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  9. "Pawar's son-in-law holds 10% in MSM". The Times Of India. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  10. "Pawar's daughter fights IPL allegations". NDTV.com. NDTV. 22 April 2010.
  11. "My family has no connection with IPL: Supriya Sule". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2010.
  12. "We have nothing to do with any IPL bid, says Supriya Sule". PTI. India Today. 4 June 2010.
  13. "Pawar Family holds 16 in IPL bidder". Economic Times - India Times. 4 June 2010.
  14. "Supriya Sule - Biography". Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  15. Jog, Sanjay (11 June 2010). "Business Standard". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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