Mario da Penha was appointed all-India head of the All-India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) newly-minted Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex Asexual (LGBTIA+) vertical recently.

Praveen Chakravarty, chairman of AIPC stated sharing some context, “The AIPC is a department within the Congress, it was formed in 2017. The founder chairman was Shashi Tharoor. I took over as chairman five months ago. This vertical is part of the revamping and this is the first time political representation will be given to the community. They will also have space for active participation to contest elections, which is a very big step.”