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Birthdays are a special moment of life to cherish. The happiness we get from being wished for by our beloved family and friends is priceless. Moreover, a wish from your most respected person is a cherry on the cake.
The same would be the experience of Tehseen Poonawalla. 24th May was his birthday and his idol Sonia Gandhi wished him on Twitter.
The Congress leader and the chairperson of UPA tweeted on her community handle on the occasion of his birthday. Additionally, the tweet also wished him many more birthdays to come
The tweet read, ”
Happy birthday 🎂 @tehseenp “Best wishes on your birthday – may you have many, many more.”
Happy birthday 🎂 @tehseenp “Best wishes on your birthday – may you have many, many more.”
— Sonia Gandhi💎 (@SoniaGandhi_FC) May 24, 2023
Continue to read on to know who is Tehseen Poonawalla and why is he being wished by the chairperson of UPA.
Tehseen Poonawalla
1. Introduction
Tehseen Poonawalla is a modern-day activist, actor, social worker, and political analyst.
Moreover, he also rose to fame with his entry into the reality show Big Boss and the controversial Lock Upp.
Additionally, he had also filed a case for banning cow vigilantes. The case had created a buzz in the media.
2. Early Life and Family
Poonawalla was born in a traditional Maharashtrian Muslim family on 24th May 1981 and his father passed away when he was just a child.
He had one brother who is a lawyer and social activist.
Tehseen Poonawalla married Monica Vadra, who is cousin of Robert Vadra and moreover, Robert Vadra is the son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi.
Monica Vadra Poonawalla is a fashion designer and the couple were blessed with a baby in March this year.
3. Career
Tehseen Poonawalla had participated in numerous debate sessions on many channels.
But the Poonawalla brothers rose to fame through their debate show Bhai vs Bhai.
Quickly grabbing the attention, the show became popular and also increased the TRP of Zee News.
Additionally, the channel moreover started another series in its Urdu channel.
Tehseen was also a wildcard entry in Big Boss 13. This made him more popular in the common household and Tehseen was also the highest-paid contestant on the show.
He had charged the channel a hefty 21 lakhs per week.
Additionally, he has served as a TEDx speaker for many months.

He also made an appearance in the controversial reality show, the Lock Upp and made a shocking revelation about his sexual relationship with the wife of a major businessman.
4. Dissociation with Brother
The debate shows Bhai vs Bhai indeed had many heated arguments. However, during one such debate, his brother called out Congress for its hypocrisy. But this didn’t go well with Tehseen and further led to a fight.
Tehseen took to Twitter to denounce his relationship with his brother for the sake of the Congress Party.
5. Court Cases
Tehseen had filed a petition for the banning of cow vigilantes. The cow vigilantes were involved in lynching cases across the nation.
However, no law or definition of mob lynching was also provided by the court.
Notwithstanding the issues with his brother and the court case, it is a joyful day for Tehseen.
Finally, we can also wish him the very best on his birthday.
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