Actor Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP at PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Kolkata

Putting all the speculations to rest, actor Mithun Chakraborty joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata (West Bengal) on Sunday (March 7). The pics and videos from the event are doing the rounds on social media. He was handed the party’s flag by the party’s state in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya and state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh.

BJP’s official Twitter handle also tweeted about the same as their tweet read: “Actor Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP at PM Shri @narendramodi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata. #ModirSatheBrigade(sic)”.

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

For the unversed, the 70-year-old actor was a Rajya Sabha MP for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for two years before he resigned. He got embroiled in the Sharda Chit Fund scam controversy and the case had a bad effect on his image as he was the brand ambassador of the group. During the investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, he was interrogated about the Rs 2 crore he had received from a group for being their brand ambassador. He returned Rs. 1.9 crore to the Enforcement Directorate after the tax deduction. In 2016, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha giving health reasons.

Meanwhile, PM Modi has also landed in Kolkata for the rally. As per a report in ANI, the event will have many folk artistes. The main stage is 72-feet long and two other stages are also set up, one for Tollywood actors and another for other important personalities.

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