Hours after Mithun Chakraborty joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy on Sunday accused the actor of ‘originally being a Naxalite’ and said the ‘star of yesteryears’ has no influence over people now.
The TMC leader also reflected on the National Award-winning actor’s political career, saying he has changed parties four times. As reported by Hindustan Times, Roy also pointed out why Chakraborty resigned from the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, citing health reasons in 2016. He was then part of the incumbent TMC.
“Mithun Chakraborty is not a star of today. He is a star of yesteryears. He has changed parties four times. He was originally a Naxalite, and then went to CPM, then he joined TMC and was made a Rajya Sabha MP. BJP threatened him (actor Mithun Chakraborty) with cases by ED and he left Rajya Sabha and now he has joined BJP. He has no credibility, no respect, and no influence among the people,” Roy stated.
The veteran actor joined the BJP at Brigade Parade Ground in Calcutta ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega rally on Sunday. Chakraborty was welcomed into the fold by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and state president Dilip Ghosh among others.
Vijayvargiya, who visited Chakraborty at his residence here on Saturday evening, had announced that he would be participating in the rally.
Last month, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met the actor at his Mumbai bungalow over breakfast, setting off speculation that he might join the BJP.
