![[icon]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png) | California, where she studied water pollution at UC Berkeley. Subsequently, she moved to Indonesia and Singapore and then returned to Mumbai.[4]
Sule was elected to the Rajya Sabha in the September 2006 intake from Maharashtra[5] and is a trustee of the Nehru Centre in Bombay.
She led the state level campaign against female foeticide. The campaign included padayatras, college events, competitions etc.[citation needed]
In 2012, under the leadership of Sule, the wing named Rashtravadi Yuvati Congress was formed to give platform to young girls in politics. For past several months, the several rallies has been organised all over Maharashtra which focused on female fetus abortion, dowry system and women empowerment in general.[citation needed]
IPL Allegations
She led the state level campaign against female foeticide. The campaign included padayatras, college events, competitions etc.[citation needed]
In 2012, under the leadership of Sule, the wing named Rashtravadi Yuvati Congress was formed to give platform to young girls in politics. For past several months, the several rallies has been organised all over Maharashtra which focused on female fetus abortion, dowry system and women empowerment in general.[citation needed]
In April 2010, Sule denied allegations of financial links between her family and IPL (Indian Premier League), when reports on IPL irregularities in its ownership and functioning surfaced and led India's Minister of State for External Affairs to resign.[6][7] However, there were reports that her husband owned (via a Power of Attorney from his father) 10% of a firm that had exclusive multi-year broadcasting rights IPL matches.[8][9][10][11]
In June 2010, Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper, reported that Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule owned 16.22 percent of a firm that had bid for the Pune franchise of IPL. She had previously stated, "I say with full conviction that my husband or my family In June 2010, Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper, reported that Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule owned 16.22 percent of a firm that had bid for the Pune franchise of IPL. She had previously stated, "I say with full conviction that my husband or my family has nothing to do with these issues (the IPL bids) ... We always stay miles away from it. Yes, we are avid cricket watchers, my husband, my kids, my family, all, and that's where the buck stops." When challenged on this, she said she was just a minority shareholder and cannot be responsible for the firm's actions.[12]
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