Mumbai Heroes
Mumbai Heroes stands for the finest of this city. It represents people who – irrespective of their age, social background, or due public recognition – have championed the cause of civic welfare, and worked selflessly for the betterment of Mumbaikars. AAP’s Mumbai Heroes are common citizens of our city – RTI activists, environmentalists, teachers, engineers, lawyers, and others who have dedicated their lives towards the provision of basic civic services, accountability in government, and social welfare.
They have worked to protect our rivers, facilitated the provision of ration & emergency health facilities during Covid, had garbage organized and disposed, had potholes amended & public repaired, built schools, uplifted the vulnerable, and contributed to countless other initiatives and causes.
The AAP believes that our elected representatives must be leaders who rise from, and for the Aam Aadmi; and not from dynasties of political or financial privilege – which have remained in government for years, and exploited the system for their personal gain. On this note, the AAP presents its candidates for the BMC elections 2022 – common Mumbaikars who have selflessly served Mumbai.
Aditi Chakrabarty
Aditi Chakrabarty has stepped up to transform city-level politics & policy in Mumbai – as an eminent citizen, a municipal official with 34 years of experience working with the BMC, as well as the former Vice Chairperson of the Bombay Catholic Sabha’s Orlem Church Unit. At a time when women’s participation in electoral politics is a pertinent subject of discussion in Indian politics, Aditi seeks to lead the way for women to step into elections and work for the betterment of all. In the upcoming local elections, she will be contesting to become a municipal councilor from the Aam Aadmi Party for Ward 47.
Aditya Manjrekar
Aditya Manjrekar, an Aam Aadmi Party leader and the AAP candidate for the BMC Elections 2022 spoke with us to discuss his work and vision for the city of Mumbai. Also serving as AAP Mumbai’s Youth Wing President, Aditya has worked immensely to build the party’s outreach amongst youngsters. He believes that the youth must drive political change, right from the Municipal to the Central level, because they are the ones who are affected most by the political leaders of the future. Aditya has, for long, been a recognized face in social activism and politics, and worked towards public problem solving and grievance redressal – something that he says was engrained in him right from the days of his education.
Deepaq Silan
Meet Deepaq Silan – A young activist and leader from South Mumbai. Deepaq has served as the President of the Colaba Malayalee Assocation, and as young citizen who was born and brought up in Mumbai, he has been a part of our citizens’ struggles since childhood. From studying in Mumbai’s Army School and graduating from St. Josephs’, Deepaq has spent his life in both – the slums and the high-rises of Mumbai.
Gopal Jhaveri
Gopal Jhaveri’s name needs no introduction. He is popularly known as the River Man of Mumbai, and he will be contesting the Municipal Elections 2022 on behalf of the AAP in Mumbai from Ward 13. Gopal Jhaveri has been a champion of the cause of sustainable development, and maintaining the ecological balance of Mumbai – a city that is gifted with vast natural infrastructure: the sea, rivers, wetlands, lakes, mangroves, and urban forests.
Larzy Varghese
Meet Ms. Larzy Varghese – the founder of St. Mathew’s High School & Junior College, Malwani, and the Aam Aadmi Party Ward President – Ward 49, and a formidable candidate for the BMC Municipal Polls 2022. Ms. Varghese is recognized across Malwani and Ambojwadi for her lifelong contribution to education, as a teacher in Mumbai since 1994, and for her relentless devotion to the service of the poor. Larzy is a recipient of the Mayors Award for the Best Teacher, and has gained recognition from across the spectrum for instituting a school for slum children, and for her activism, seeking to change and improve the education policy of Mumbai
