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In pictures: Indian politicians and their high-profile love affairs

Updated On: 04 May, 2014 10:35 AM IST |

With Digvijaya Singh admitting to his relationship with TV anchor Amrita Rai, we look at love tales of politicos that made news. Unfortunately, not all of them blossomed

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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently took to Twitter to announce his relationship with journalist Amrita Rai, and also revealed that he has plans to marry her after she divorces her first husband. The declaration came after personal pictures of Digvijaya and Amrita went viral

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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently took to Twitter to announce his relationship with journalist Amrita Rai, and also revealed that he has plans to marry her after she divorces her first husband. The declaration came after personal pictures of Digvijaya and Amrita went viral
Chander, a former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and Anuradha, a former Assistant Advocate General of Haryana, fell in love, and had a much-publicised wedding. They even converted to Islam and changed their names to Chand Mohammed and Fiza respectively. Relations soon soured between the couple, and there were even reports of a bizarre SMS u2018talaqu2019. The love story ended tragically as Fiza was found dead at her residence in Mohali a couple of years back

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Chander, a former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and Anuradha, a former Assistant Advocate General of Haryana, fell in love, and had a much-publicised wedding. They even converted to Islam and changed their names to Chand Mohammed and Fiza respectively. Relations soon soured between the couple, and there were even reports of a bizarre SMS u2018talaqu2019. The love story ended tragically as Fiza was found dead at her residence in Mohali a couple of years back
Another love story gone wrong. A seven-months pregnant Madhumitha, who was a poetess, was shot to death in 2003. Madhumita was allegedly carrying the child of Amarmani u2013 a three-time MLA from UP. Madhumita and Amarmani were said to be having an affair even though the latter was already married. In 2007, the politician and his wife Madhumani were found guilty of murdering the poetess and were handed life-sentences

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Another love story gone wrong. A seven-months pregnant Madhumitha, who was a poetess, was shot to death in 2003. Madhumita was allegedly carrying the child of Amarmani u2013 a three-time MLA from UP. Madhumita and Amarmani were said to be having an affair even though the latter was already married. In 2007, the politician and his wife Madhumani were found guilty of murdering the poetess and were handed life-sentences
The Congress leader, infamous for his sexcapades, had an affair Ujjwala, a former Congress activist, many years ago, which led to the birth of a child, Rohit. Tiwari, however, refused to acknowledge his paternity in spite of DNA tests in 2012 proving the same. In March this year, he finally accepted Rohit as his son

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The Congress leader, infamous for his sexcapades, had an affair Ujjwala, a former Congress activist, many years ago, which led to the birth of a child, Rohit. Tiwari, however, refused to acknowledge his paternity in spite of DNA tests in 2012 proving the same. In March this year, he finally accepted Rohit as his son
It is still not clear what kind of relationship the former air-hostess and the former Haryana minister shared, but there have been reports that the two were very close at one point of time. Geetika, however, ended up committing suicide, blaming Kanda for using her and driving her to take the extreme step. It is alleged that Kanda sexually exploited Geetika but promising to marry her. According to police investigations, she allegedly even underwent abortions

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It is still not clear what kind of relationship the former air-hostess and the former Haryana minister shared, but there have been reports that the two were very close at one point of time. Geetika, however, ended up committing suicide, blaming Kanda for using her and driving her to take the extreme step. It is alleged that Kanda sexually exploited Geetika but promising to marry her. According to police investigations, she allegedly even underwent abortions
The former Punjab CM and the journalist from Pakistan were allegedly were close to each other, setting rumour mills were abuzz with tales of their so-called love. Both, however, maintained that they were only very good friends

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The former Punjab CM and the journalist from Pakistan were allegedly were close to each other, setting rumour mills were abuzz with tales of their so-called love. Both, however, maintained that they were only very good friends
After having two failed marriages each, Shashi and Sunanda had a much-hyped wedding. They were inseparable at most social gatherings, and seemed made for each other. In January this year, however, Sunanda was found dead in a hotel in Delhi under mysterious circumstances. The shocking development took place just days after a Pakistani journalist allegedly professed her love for Tharoor on Twitter. Sunanda and Tharoor soon issued a joint statement, claiming all was well, but there wasnu2019t to be a happy ending here

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After having two failed marriages each, Shashi and Sunanda had a much-hyped wedding. They were inseparable at most social gatherings, and seemed made for each other. In January this year, however, Sunanda was found dead in a hotel in Delhi under mysterious circumstances. The shocking development took place just days after a Pakistani journalist allegedly professed her love for Tharoor on Twitter. Sunanda and Tharoor soon issued a joint statement, claiming all was well, but there wasnu2019t to be a happy ending here
Bhanwari was an auxiliary nurse and midwife in Jodhpur. She was allegedly blackmailing Maderna based on a CD, which showed the politician in a compromising position with her. Devi went missing in September 2011, and her body was discovered a few days later. Maderna was arrested in connection with the same

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Bhanwari was an auxiliary nurse and midwife in Jodhpur. She was allegedly blackmailing Maderna based on a CD, which showed the politician in a compromising position with her. Devi went missing in September 2011, and her body was discovered a few days later. Maderna was arrested in connection with the same

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