Former cricketer and TMC candidate Yusuf Pathan throughout an election marketing campaign forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at Berhampore in Murshidabad district, Thursday, March 21, 2024.
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Refuting the barbs of being an outsider to West Bengal, former India cricketer and Trinamool Congress candidate from Baharampur Yusuf Pathan on March 21 started his marketing campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“The largest instance is our Prime Minister Narendra Modi who’s from Gujarat and everyone knows from the place he’s contesting the Lok Sabha polls,” Mr. Pathan stated. The previous cricketer has been pitched in opposition to 5 time MP and West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who has defended his fiefdom regardless of shrinking electoral fortunes of the Congress within the State.
Flanked by senior Trinamool Congress leaders from Murshidabad, Abu Taher and Humayun Kabir, Mr. Pathan stated that anybody within the nation can contest polls from wherever. “ That is my residence. I’m right here to remain,” the previous cricketer stated.
The Trinamool management additionally welcomed the feedback made by Mr. Pathan on being known as an outsider. “ That was a googly that would have taken the wicket of any batsmen. Our MP candidate effortlessly hits the ball out of park,” Trinamool posted on X. On Thursday, lots of of individuals had gathered at Baharampur to catch a glimpse of the Trinamool candidate.
Chatting with journalists the previous cricketer who was typically promoted up the order as a pinch-hitter to attain runs stated that “Gujarat was his “janmbhoomi (beginning place)” however Bengal is his “karmabhoomi (workplace)”.
Although Mr. Pathan admitted that he was dealing with a tall political opponent and a 5 time MP, he stated that like all issues politics additionally adjustments.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who had earlier stated that Trinamool has fielded Yusuf Pathan to separate Muslim votes at Baharampur, cautioned his political opponent by saying “politics and cricket will not be the identical.
