Why Puducherry calls her the ‘Lady Singham'

Isha Singh, a dynamic IPS officer, has earned the title of Puducherry’s ‘Lady Singham’ for her uncompromising stand against crime.

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00:00You've seen the Tamil actor Vijay play the fearless cop on screen.

00:03But on December 9, 2025, in Putucherry, the roles flipped.

00:07A real officer stood her ground and Thalapati's party had to listen.

00:12That's IPS Isha Singh, Putucherry's Lady Singham.

00:16At a packed TVK rally with over 5,000 people, she grabbed the mic, cut through the chaos

00:21and reminded the crowd of the Karur tragedy, where 41 people died after a TVK aide urged

00:27more people into an already packed venue.

00:29This was not defiance, it was the philosophy of someone raised to believe that law without

00:33courage is meaningless.

00:35Born in Mumbai in 1998, Isha grew up watching courage in action.

00:39Her father, Yogesh Pratab Singh, a 1985 batch IPS officer, resigned after being shunted to

00:45punishment posting for exposing corruption.

00:48Her mother, Abha Singh, left the postal service to practice law and fight public interest cases,

00:52including the Salman Khan hit-and-run case.

00:55Isha followed that path of purpose.

00:56A national law school graduate, she turned on corporate internships to pursue human rights

01:01and public interest cases.

01:03She won compensation for the widows of manual scavengers, secured bail for women falsely

01:07accused and saw how the system lets the palace fall through the cracks.

01:11Watching her parents choose activism over comfort, she realized real change requires authority,

01:16not just advocacy.

01:18During the pandemic, she prepared for the UPSC again, cleared it on her second attempt, ranked

01:23133rd and chose the IPS.

01:26In Puducherry, her reputation is built on action, not viral clips.

01:30Residents see her patrolling the streets at midnight, talking to auto drivers, college

01:34students and women walking home late.

01:36She educates young people about safety, drugs and women's rights.

01:40This quiet, gutsy presence earned her deep respect long before the internet called her Lady Singha.

01:46When the video of her confronting the crowd went viral, it captured one moment.

01:50But Isha Singh is more than a headline.

01:53She's the officer who shows up, confronts and holds power accountable in ways Tamil cinema

01:58only imagines.