Transgender activist denied home loan, fears eviction from rented house

Bengaluru | Thursday | 21st June, 2018

Summary:

Noted transgender activist Akkai Padmashali on Thursday said she fears being evicted from her rented house after she was denied a home loan by banks, which she claimed was because of her sex. “I am living in fear of being evicted from my rented house because of the lease period, which expires on June 28. “When defaulter Nirav Modi can avail of crores of rupees and run away from the country, why should not honest people get loan to buy house,” she said. I had approached the banks, but they have denied me a loan of Rs. The banks should come forward and provide her the loan bysetting a good example by not discriminating, Padmashali said..