BJP MP mentioned Sourav Ganguly ought to be “appointed the Sheriff of the metropolis”.
Kolkata:
A day after cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was appointed the model ambassador of Tripura tourism, BJP tried to showcase the appointment as a ‘righting of a mistaken’ in opposition to a son of the soil, whereas TMC termed it as a standard apply and requested the saffron get together to not politicize the choice.
The BJP unit in West Bengal claimed that the previous Indian skipper was not given his due in Bengal beneath TMC rule and demanded he ought to be appointed because the Sheriff of Kolkata.
“The TMC-led West Bengal authorities by no means gave Sourav Ganguly his due respect…the BJP-led Tripura authorities made him their model ambassador,” BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar mentioned.
The BJP MP additionally demanded that the previous Indian skipper be “appointed the Sheriff of the metropolis”.
Echoing him, BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh additionally mentioned the TMC had shed “crocodile tears” when Roger Binny changed him because the BCCI president final yr however had not given Ganguly his due.
“When you have got a legend like Sourav Ganguly in your state, why do you want another person because the state’s model ambassador (Shahrukh Khan is Bengal’s model ambassador)? But the TMC by no means bothered to cater to the feelings of Bengalis within the state,” Ghosh mentioned.
When cricketer Roger Binny changed Ganguly because the BCCI president final yr, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee had expressed shock over Ganguly’s “elimination”. TMC had claimed it was a fallout of “political vendetta” and accused the BJP of “making an attempt to humiliate” the previous Indian skipper because it did not induct him into the get together.
Reacting to the allegations levelled by BJP, the TMC urged the saffron camp to not politicise a routine apply.
“It is a standard apply to nominate movie stars and cricketers as model ambassadors. Tripura has executed nothing out of the field. The BJP is intentionally making an attempt to politicize the problem. We all understand how Sourav Ganguly was humiliated by the BJP through the BCCI episode final yr,” TMC MP Sougata Roy mentioned.
Ganguly was as soon as rumoured to be the individual BJP needed to rope in for a management position within the get together’s West Bengal unit, because it was searching for a face to counter Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s charisma. However, the legendary cricketer has until now steered away from politics.
On May 16, the West Bengal authorities determined to improve the safety cowl of Sourav Ganguly to Z class.
The resolution was taken following the expiry of the tenure of Y class safety offered to Ganguly.
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