An Adivasi human rights crusader with a history of activism since childhood is entering the fray from Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming Parliament elections, challenging the established leaders.
A fresh face, Atram Suguna contesting from the Congress party, could give a tough fight to her opponents — former minister Godam Nagesh of BJP and former MLA of BRS Atram Sakku. Her close association with her ilk and her work with Human Rights Forum, an organisation started by the human rights champion K. Balagopal, could sway the voters in her favour.
Ms. Suguna, a Gond tribal from Pullara hamlet of Sirpur mandal in the now Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, was herself a victim of deprivation in its most debilitating form. She lost her father at an early age, and was brought up by a single mother.
