BJP may field Mithun Chakraborty for WB polls
March 22, 2021 08:44
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal, may be fielded for the polls, sources in the party said.
Chakraborty shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his rally on March 7 at Kolkatas Brigade Parade ground and joined the party the same day. Hours after his induction, the actor said he wont jump any queues for the role of the chief minister.
If it (CMs post) comes to me via protocol then I will consider it but I will not jump the protocol.
The BJPs journey of making inroads into Tollywood began in 2019 after the party won 18 of Bengals 42 Lok Sabha seats. On July 18 that year, as many as 13 actors joined the BJP in Delhi and Kolkata. While none of them are stars, all are popular faces on television or the big screen. Chakraborty was once known for his radical Left leanings but later he became close to several top Left leaders including late Subhash Chakraborty. He earned fame after he debuted in Mrinal Sens award winning movie Mrigayaa.
In 2014, he was nominated as Rajya Sabha member by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee but after two years he resigned citing health issues. He was the brand ambassador of the now-defunct Saradha group of companies owned by Sudipta Sen (now behind bars). The actor has appeared in more than 350 films, including Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Punjabi.
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