From Left to TMC to BJP: Mithun Chakraborty’s political shift is appalling
Mithun joined BJP minutes before PM Modi addressed the Brigade Parade ground rally in Kolkata.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Published: 8th March 2021 10:43 pm IST Photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty after he joined BJP during a public meeting ahead of West Bengal Assembly Polls, at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata (Source: PTI)
Kolkata: The ‘disco dancer’ fame actor Mithun Chakraborty’s political leaning came a full circle when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Paty (BJP) on Sunday, minutes before Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata.
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Just days ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections that is scheduled to be held in eight phases starting March 27, the Bharatiya Janata Party roped in Bollywood’s ‘70s and ‘80s star Mithun Chakraborty to join the saffron party in an attempt to influence Bangla votes.
The star of hit films like ‘Disco Dancer’, ‘Mrigayaa’ and ‘Agneepath, Dada, as Chakraborty is often addressed by his millions of fans, joined the BJP at a Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday in presence of other top BJP leaders.
Talking to reporters, Chakraborty said he joined the BJP because from his very childhood days he dreamt of serving poor and downtrodden and now, him being in the BJP, he would be able to fulfil his lifelong dream.
KOLKATA, West Bengal – BJP’s newest member in West Bengal, actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, on March 7 compared himself to the dangerous ‘Cobra’ snake and said he will finish the opposition
Soon he will rename India after himself: Mamata Banerjee lambasts PM Modi
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being self-absorbed and putting his picture on Covid-19 vaccine certificates and naming colleges and stadiums after himself, adding that he will soon rename India after his name .
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (File photo: PTI)
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo on Monday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being rather self-absorbed and putting his picture on Covid-19 vaccine certificates and naming colleges and stadiums after himself, adding that he will soon rename India after his name .
After Trinamool's 'khela hobe' (the game is on) slogan for the upcoming elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday coined the slogan "Khela Sesh" (the game is over) at his Brigade Parade Ground rally.