Hyderabad, Jan. 5 -- 'She had resorted to money laundering from people with terror links from UAE, Dubai and Saudi Arabia'.

She entered politics amidst fanfare by contesting all 222 Assembly seats in Karnataka in May 2018 with a poll plank of achieving 50% reservations to women in law making bodies. Her All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP) had run a mass media campaign almost on par with that of leading contenders BJP, Congress and JDS.

Of course, her AIMEP has failed to win even a single seat, but would have contested all seats in Telangana and Andhra Assemblies besides the coming Parliament elections, had she not been arrested in a money laundering case four months ago. Some have accused her of being the B team of BJP or Congres...