Who is Hasiba B Amin, the 'new face of Congress' ad'?

Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 17:32 [IST]

New Delhi, Jan 31: In an attempt to reach out to masses before the Lok Sabha elections 2014, the Congress party has rolled out a new advertisement that features a girl, who talks about Congress Party and its Vice President Rahul Gandhi's approach towards youngsters of the nation and also highlights party's anti-corruption stand.

Since the ad was broad-casted, the 'face of the Congress' ad'- Hasiba B Amin has become the talking point.

Hasiba, who has gained instant fame with the ad, is the Congress party's students' wing National Student Union of India's (NSUI) State President from Goa.

She is quite a popular name in social media websites. On Twitter, she has 3,196 followers and on Facebook, she is followed by 3,059 people.

In the Congress ad, she aggressively says, "kattar soch nahi, yuva soch". The ad has gone viral and people are curious to know more about Hasiba Amin.

Hasiba B Amin has more than 3,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter.

According to a report published in Media Truths, Hasiba is seen in a photograph with the Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.

Some reports even claim that Hasiba has been to jail on charges of corruption. Another report said that Hasiba was involved in Rs 300 crore scam with Goa's ex-PWD minister.

After these revelations, Hasiba has also become a center of a raging controversy on Twitter after her 'ceredentials' came under doubt.

Amid controversy, Hasiba clarifies on Twitter

In the ad, Hasiba strongly pitches for Rahul Gandhi as the future leader, but after the ad, questions are being raised on her own image.

However, Hasiba has sharply reacted to the criticism she has got from peole on her official Twitter page:

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