Kolkata: Disrespect of artistes, “ill-timed” CBI arrests in the Narada case during Covid peak and “complete disowning” of old-time
BJP workers are some reasons that have prompted actor-director
Anindya Pulak Banerjee
to quit the party. He had flown to Delhi along with 10 celebrities to join BJP in 2019.
According to Banerjee, “BJP leaders didn’t like it when I said this arrest could have been easily delayed by at least 15 days, keeping the Covid situation in mind”.
Banerjee pointed out that he had kept Tollywood’s interests in mind when joining BJP. “But BJP did nothing good for Tollywood. I am disillusioned. Senior leaders such as Dilip Ghosh said ‘rogre debo’ to artistes and Tathagatha Roy addressed actresses as ‘noti’. This is too humiliating,” said the
actor
, a veteran of 100 films.
Banerjee, who had a Left background before joining BJP, might consider returning to the Left. “If I join a party, it can’t mean that old-timers will be ignored. BJP has done just that and is now rallying behind Suvendu Adhikari, who was from TMC.”
“The party remains an outsider in Bengal,” he continued. “It has imported leaders from outside and has not encouraged a single local leader. I have lost interest,” added Banerjee, who is to shoot for a Hindi film.
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