September 17, 2026 06:53 pm (IST)
No need for widows from other states to come to Vrindavan: Hema
Mathura, Sept 17 (IBNS) Actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has triggered a controversy by saying that widows from other Indians states should not crowd Vrindavan town in Uttar Pradesh.
"If they do not belong to Vrindaban then there is no need for them to come here," Malini told media.
Malini is a BJP MP from Mathura.
"Every state should keep their widows in their own place," she said.
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