21 TMC leaders still in contact, says Mithun Chakraborty, calls for a ‘movement’ in West Bengal
The Hindu
The actor-turned-politician reiterated his claim that several TMC leaders are in contact with him
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mithun Chakraborty on January 18 said hit out at TMC saying that "nothing is permanent" and a political change in West Bengal is inevitable.
Talking exclusively to ANI, Mr. Chakraborty said, "Nothing is permanent, if not today then tomorrow there will be a change of leadership in Bengal, this is ' karma'," he added.
He further said, "We haven't started the campaigning yet, but the party president has instructed me to reach out to the people and encourage them for having a 'panic-free' election."
"We are not afraid of defeat, but want elections to be done freely without violence," he added.
Further speaking on the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election, he said, "Why do people say that we didn't do well in the 2021 elections? From three seats, we reached 77 seats. From 55 lakh votes, we reached 2 crores and 28 lakh votes. Yes, we didn't win, but we performed very well. We know that the election game changes in a matter of just 50 lakh votes, and everybody knows, how that game of 50 lakh votes happened.
The BJP leader said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J.P. Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and General Secretary B.L. Santosh, have asked us to keep working hard in Bengal.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.