Who is Maya Kodnani, acquitted in 2002 Gujarat riots case?
Former BJP minister Maya Kodnani, earlier convicted for inciting the 2002 riots in Gujarat's Naroda Patiya, was acquitted by the High Court on Friday. Trained in gynaecology, Kodnani won the 2002 Assembly elections after being mentored by veteran BJP leader LK Advani. She resigned as MoS for Women and Child Development in 2009 after being arrested in the case.