The poll-bound state of West Bengal on Sunday witnessed a show of public support by two big leaders in India – top BJP leader Narendra Modi and TMC chief Mamata.
From ultra-Left to Right, the many shades of Mithun Chakraborty
Actor Mithun Chakraborty was the star attraction at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata on Sunday. How did he go from being an Urban Naxal to a man of the Right?
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UPDATED: March 8, 2021 00:31 IST
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s mega rally. (Photo: PTI)
Once considered an “Urban Naxal”, actor Mithun Chakraborty’s political life has swayed from the ultra-left to centre-left, centrist, and now the right-wing.
Mithun was the star attraction at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata on Sunday. Senior BJP leaders such as Kailash Vijayvargiya, in charge of the poll-bound state, believe Mithun’s association with the BJP would shore up the party’s electoral prospects in Bengal.
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