New Delhi: Apsara Reddy, a well-known transgender journalist, and activist has been appointed as the national General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Apsara was inducted into the party in the presence of Rahul and Lok Sabha MP and AIMC president Sushmita Dev on Tuesday. As a transgender woman, Apsara has been involved in social activism since her college days and has also taken up high-profile cases of child rape in Tamil Nadu. Her active voice on social issues and her brand of journalism initially saw her joining the BJP after meeting party chief Amit Shah. However, Apsara left the BJP within a month, claiming that the party was regressive and has no place for free-thinking individuals.