I
Stand
&
Represent
Everyone,
Says
Urmila
Matondkar
"I
am
an
Indian
first,
a
Maharashtrian
next
and
a
Mumbaikar
after
that.
People
have
asked
me
why
I
did
not
join
the
Shiv
Sena,
given
that
it
is
a
Marathi
powerhouse.
But
the
fact
is
that
I
am
not
working
for
the
Marathi
manoos
alone.
I
am
in
this
for
the
Keralite,
the
Tamilian,
the
Bihari,
the
Punjabi,
the
Gujarati
and
everyone
else."
Give
Me
A
Chance,
I
Will
Prove
My
Mettle
"People
want
a
change
in
the
current
government,
which
did
not
do
anything
in
spite
of
winning
a
heavy
mandate.
Give
me
a
chance
and
I
will
prove
my
mettle," said
the
Rangeela
actress
Urmila
Matondkar.
I
Am
Fighting
Hatred
&
Intolerance
Urmila
Matondkar
also
stated
that
Mumbai
North
constituency
is
a
melting
pot
of
all
cultures
and
people.
"This
is
such
a
melting
pot
that
no
caste
arithmetic
works
here.
I
am
fighting
violence,
hatred
and
intolerance.
And
I
will
bring
change,"
she
said.
Can
Urmila
Mationdkar
Win?
While
Urmila
Matondkar
is
considered
a
novice
in
Indian
politics,
the
BJP
is
alert
to
the
fact
that
Govinda
(Congress)
defeated
Ram
Naik
(BJP)
during
the
2004
Lok
Sabha
elections
and
earned
the
nickname
'giant
killer'.
The
Congress
hopes
to
repeat
the
same
in
the
2019
Lok
Sabha
elections
and
this
time
with
Urmila
Matondkar.
The
results
of
the
elections
will
be
announced
on
May
23,
2019.