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Who is Veena Reddy? Ex-USAID India chief under radar over $21 million voter turnout fund

  • Veena Reddy served as the USAID Mission Director for India and Bhutan from 2021 to 2024, returning to the US shortly after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
  • The BJP accused the Congress of foreign interference in elections after Donald Trump claimed a $21 million USAID grant supported voter turnout in India.
  • Congress demanded a white paper explaining USAID's historical funding practices in India, rejecting Trump's allegations as 'nonsensical.'
  • During Reddy's tenure, USAID funding in India rose from $94.3 million in 2021 to $228 million in 2022 and later decreased to $151.8 million in 2024, according to government data.
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Who Is Veena Reddy, Ex-USAID India Head At Centre Of "$21 Million Fund" Row

A day after US President Donald Trump repeated that his predecessor Joe Biden approved a $21 million grant via USAID for "voter turnout in India," the ruling BJP and the Congress have engaged in a heated exchange over the matter.

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Who is Veena Reddy, the first Indian American USAID India chief, now facing BJP’s heat?

USAID India voter turnout funding row: Veena Reddy, the first Indian American to lead USAID in India, now facing BJP’s heat

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Who is Veena Reddy? Ex-USAID India chief under radar over $21 million voter turnout fund

Veena Reddy, an American diplomat of Andhra Pradesh origin, made history as the first Indian-American to lead USAID in India and Bhutan.

·New Delhi, India
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Who is former USAID India chief Veena Reddy? Know why BJP is demanding an investigation

Veena Reddy, the former USAID India chief, faced scrutiny over a USD 21 million voter turnout funding controversy. As BJP and Congress clash over foreign funding allegations, questions arise about USAID's role in India's electoral process.

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Who is Veena Reddy, former USAID India head under lens over $21 million voter turnout funding row

BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani said on X that Veena Reddy was sent to India in 2021 as head of USAID's India mission and returned to US following the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Who is Veena Reddy?

Internet is agog with questions about Veena Reddy, former India director for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), over alleged funding of $21 million to increase “voter turnout in India”.

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