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00:00Why did Delhi's CM Ateeshi drop her second name Marlena?
00:09Delhi's Future Chief Minister Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Ateeshi will
00:14become Delhi's future chief minister, after Arvind Kedrewal proposed her as his successor.
00:23Ateeshi dropped her surname Marlena Ateeshi dropped the surname Marlena in 2018
00:29owing to political concerns and the risk of misunderstanding.
00:34Ateeshi dropped her surname Marlena Marlena's name was a mix of Marx and Lenin, symbolizing
00:39her parents' communist beliefs.
00:43Ateeshi dropped her surname Marlena During her 2019 Lok Sabha election, Ateeshi
00:50faced speculation and allegations that her surname was associated with communist philosophy.
00:58Ateeshi dropped her surname Marlena Given the sensitivity surrounding political
01:02ties in India, she chose to drop Marlena and use only her first name, Ateeshi, to avoid
01:09misinterpretation of her political opinions.
01:14Ateeshi dropped her surname Marlena During the 2018 campaign, she said,
01:19Marlena is not my surname, it is Singh which I never used.
01:23The second name was given by my parents.
01:26I have decided to use just Ateeshi.