Characters from 1975 film Sholay spice up Madhya Pradesh elections
The Hindu
Opp. Congress & ruling BJP accuse each other of looting Madhya Pradesh, drawing parallels with Sholay characters. Congress said Kamal Nath & Digvijaya Singh's bond akin to Jai-Veeru. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Jai-Veeru fighting over "plundered booty". Nath termed Chouhan "Gabbar Singh".
Popular characters from the 1975 Hindi blockbuster Sholay have entered the Madhya Pradesh political discourse ahead of the November 17 Assembly elections.
The Opposition Congress and the ruling BJP are accusing each other of looting the State drawing parallels with the film’s characters, who were associated with crime in some way or the other.
The Jai-Veeru duo entered the political arena in the State after a protest within the Congress over ticket distribution which sparked speculation that all was not well.
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The Congress said the “bonhomie” between its State president Kamal Nath and senior leader Digvijaya Singh was akin to the bond shared by ‘Jai’ and ‘Veeru’, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra respectively, in the film. Responding to the comment, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Jai and Veeru were fighting over the distribution of “plundered booty”.
Mr. Nath termed also Mr. Chouhan ‘Gabbar Singh', the movie’s lead villain.
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