Times of India Mumbai; Date:2007 Oct 16; Section:Times Nation; Page Number 15 *Mayawati on global list of outstanding women leaders*
New York: If UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi could make it to the Forbes list of the world's 10 most powerful women, BSP chief M ayaw at i , who aspires to become PM, is not behind. The 51-year-old UP chief minister has been profiled by US magazine 'Newsweek' as one of the eight outstanding women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite all odds. Narrating her struggle, the Dalit leader writes in the magazine: "I like the competition and I like to win. Our aim now is to replicate the winning formula in other states and prepare for the bigger struggle to capture power in New Delhi." BSP swept the UP assembly elections by involving upper castes and Muslims. Mayawati said her party needed an aggressive approach to rally the poor Dalits. "Parties dominated by upper castes got alarmed. Their opposition cut short each of my first four stints as CM." She said in view of the situation, "it became clear we needed to broaden the base to include the poor irrespective of caste or religion." AGENCIES --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
