Kolkata: Popular Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Sunday (March 7, 2021) simply forward of Prime Minister Modi’s rally at the long-lasting Brigade Parade Ground. He was handed the get together’s flag by get together’s state in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya and state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh.
The transfer ends weeks of specualtion concerning the former Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief joing the saffron get together. The state is ballot sure March-April.
Actor Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP at PM Shri @narendramodi‘s rally at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata.#ModirSatheBrigade pic.twitter.com/gvIMfmmNFb
— BJP (@BJP4India) March 7, 2021
Chakraborty, 70, was a Rajya Sabha MP for the TMC for 2 years, earlier than he resigned.
The actor had been embroiled in the Sharda Chit Fund rip-off case and was probed by the Enforcement Directorate concerning the Rs 1.2 crore he had obtained for being the model ambassador of a TV channel financed by the group.
He reportedly returned the cash to the probe company and resigned from the House on account of well being causes.
Earlier, Vijayavargiya had met up with the star yesterday at his residence in the state capital’s Belgachia locality, sparking a lot hypothesis.
