Canada's Indian-origin MP Anita Anand drops out of PM race, won't seek re-election as MP
PTC News Desk: Canada's Indian Member of Parliament Anita Anand has dropped out of Prime Minister's race to replace Justin Trudeau. Anita Anand announced her decision on social media and said that she was resigning as the Prime Minister and chief of the ruling Liberal Party. Anand also confirmed that she would not seek re-election as MP from Oakville, Ontario.
The decision follows days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his decision to step down as PM after his successor is elected.
In her statement, she thanked the outgoing Canadian Prime Minister for welcoming her "to the Liberal team as a Member of Parliament" and for giving her key "cabinet portfolios".
Please see my statement. pic.twitter.com/UePgtYFUHJ — Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) January 11, 2025
"I sincerely thank Prime Minister Trudeau for welcoming me to the Liberal team as a Member of Parliament and for entrusting me with key cabinet portfolios. I am truly grateful to the people of Oakville for selecting me to represent them in Canada's House of Commons and for being such a wonderful, welcoming community where my husband and I raised our four children over the past twenty years," she said in her statement.
- PTC NEWS
