Pragya Singh Thakur

Pragya Singh Thakur is a member of BJP, and the prime accused in 2008 Malegaon bombings. She is awaiting trial in the Malegaon case that killed a vast number of Muslims. A fervid proponent if Hindu Rashtra, she is often recorded spewing vitriol against Muslim minorities and stoking communal hatred. She is currently out on bail citing poor health. She frequently makes frivolous and outlandish claims, that veer towards the absurd. She once proclaimed cow urine cures cancer, although she had to undergo two surgeries to cure her alleged cancer. She was nominated by BJP to contest in the Lok Sabha polls from Bhopal where she was pitted against Congress candidate Digvijay Singh. She won the seat by a margin of 40,000 votes.