Kerala: 45-year-old woman claims to be daughter of singer Anuradha Paudwal, files case in family court

A 45-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala has filed a case in the district family court, claiming she is the daughter of noted Bollywood singer, Padma Shri and the National Film Award winner Anuradha Paudwal.

According to reports, the woman, identified as Karmala Modex, has claimed that the singer had handed her over to her foster parents Ponnachan and Agnes when she was barely four days old.

She was handed over to her forest parents as Anuradha Paudwal had a busy playback singing schedule and did not want to raise a child at the time, reported The Indian Express.

The foster parents were family friends of Anuradha Paudwal. Karmala Modex grew up as one of the four children, reports claimed.

“About four-five years ago, my foster father Ponnachan confessed on his deathbed that my biological mother was actually Anuradha Paudwal. I was told that I was four days old when I was handed over to my foster parents. Ponnachan, who was posted in the Army in Maharashtra at the time, was friends with Anuradha. Later, he got a transfer to Kerala,” Karmala told to indianexpress.com.

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She has filed a petition before the district family court to legally establish the fact that she is the daughter of the singer.

She has also sought a claim of a share of her ancestral property she was entitled to get. She also sought a compensation of Rs 50 crore from her biological parents, Anuradha and Arun Paudwal, for denying her a better life, report claims.

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