Hyderabad, May 15 -- Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) leader Chikkoti Praveen on Wednesday justified the action of his party's Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat candidate Madhavi Latha, who removed the veils of Muslim women during polling on May 13 in the city.

"The AIMIM is sending burqa clad women to polling stations to cast bogus votes. Being a contesting candidate what Madhavi Latha did was absolutely right," said Chikkoti Praveen. On May 13, social media was ablaze with anger against Madhavi Latha's actions, after videos of her asking Burkha clad women to lift their veils and show their faces went viral. The BJP member drew a lot of flak and was even booked by the police for her actions.

Chikoti Praveen said he could not "concentrate" on the Hyde...