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Who is R Priya? All you need to know about Chennai’s youngest and first-ever Dalit woman to take charge as Mayor

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The capital city of Tamil Nadu got its youngest and the third woman mayor on Friday. R Priya of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is also the first-ever Dalit mayor of the state capital. After Tara Cherian and Kamakshi Jayaraman, she is the third woman to hold this post. On Thursday, the DMK party nominated Priya as its Mayor candidate for the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) as it enjoys a majority.