Unique Identification Authority of India(UIAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani
joined the Congress on Sunday March 09,2014, a day after he was declared the party’s
candidate for Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat.
On his political debut, 58-year-old Nandan Nilekani will be taking on BJP’s Ananth Kumar, who has remained unchallenged in Bangalore South, winning the seat five times.
Nandan Nilekani, the face of “Aadhar” programme, was formally inducted into the Congress with KPCC President G Parameshwara handing over the party flag to him before he filled in the membership form at a function at the party office
Nandan Nilekani said -
Three major things I was part of- first, from scratch I was co-founder of one of India’s largest companies (Infosys), so I know how to create jobs and I have created lakhs of them.
Number two, from scratch from idea I was part of ID programme which gave 60 crore people identity. Third, 1999 to 2004 I was
chairman of BATF (Bangalore Agenda Task Force) where I got an opportunity to go into the nitty-gritty of local governance..”
“I know every detail of how a city functions, so the fact that I have diverse experience, I’m a clean and local candidate. Therefore people should vote for me,”
On his political debut, 58-year-old Nandan Nilekani will be taking on BJP’s Ananth Kumar, who has remained unchallenged in Bangalore South, winning the seat five times.
Nandan Nilekani, the face of “Aadhar” programme, was formally inducted into the Congress with KPCC President G Parameshwara handing over the party flag to him before he filled in the membership form at a function at the party office
Nandan Nilekani said -
Three major things I was part of- first, from scratch I was co-founder of one of India’s largest companies (Infosys), so I know how to create jobs and I have created lakhs of them.
Number two, from scratch from idea I was part of ID programme which gave 60 crore people identity. Third, 1999 to 2004 I was
chairman of BATF (Bangalore Agenda Task Force) where I got an opportunity to go into the nitty-gritty of local governance..”
“I know every detail of how a city functions, so the fact that I have diverse experience, I’m a clean and local candidate. Therefore people should vote for me,”
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