'I was told I can't defeat a white American male': Lawmaker Saba Haider

Since Saba Haider's victory in the Illinois House of Representatives seat, messages of support have come pouring in from various parts of the world. One such message was received from a young Indian woman with a background in international law and politics, who had been following Haider's journey. Haider, who moved to the US at the age of 22, shared her feelings of relief and joy at winning, along with the excitement of beginning her political career.

She explained that politics was once completely unimaginable for her, as she had studied wildlife sciences at Aligarh Muslim University, with fieldwork in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and Corbett Tiger Reserve. Haider emphasized that pursuing a political career was not easy, as she had no political background or even distant relatives in the field.