Meet Sandalwood's iron ladies!

Three of Sandalwood's favourite actresses are now into politics. While Ramya, Rakshitha and Pooja Gandhi are all equally vociferous about need for change to better the society, each one of them has taken a different approach to politics.
Ramya
She was always tipped to join the Congress. With rumours afloat that she would join the party since the past three years, she finally did join the Youth Congress last year.She won the Booth Level elections contesting for the ward where she resides. The actress, who has been previously offered a ticket to contest in the assembly elections, has always said, "I want to begin slowly, understanding the nature. I believe that one should be the change that you want to see." The actress has since conducted awareness drives and has interacted with the people around to help their hassles, be it by fixing potholes on roads or fighting for stray canines.
Rakshitha
The former celluloid diva quit acting for starting her family. While there were talks of Rakshitha joining politics all the while, with offers from BJP, she entered the arena early this year joining B Sriramulu's BSR Congress party. The actress has since then been part of many hunger strikes and road rallies to fight for the rights of the downtrodden, especially in the neglected areas of north Karnataka. Rakshitha believes, "We need to work from the grass root level. Agriculture still forms the basis of our nation's sustenance and we need to begin by ensuring our farmers are living right."
Pooja Gandhi
The actress from north, who made Karnataka her home, has been involved in a lot of proactive rehab work since the past two years. She began with conducting HIV-awareness drives amongst women and youngsters especially, going to interiors of Karnataka to spread the message. Later, she formed a rehabilitation centre where she helped over 100 sex workers find jobs through training them. The actress joined the JD (S) this January. "I want to keep alive this activism and help people," says the actress, who has apparently hinted towards contesting elections if given a choice.