‘Fully false’: Yusuf Pathan says neither TMC chief nor every other chief requested him to resign on Mamata’s behalf | India Information
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned politician Yusuf Pathan on Saturday dismissed reviews claiming that the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee both straight or via Sourav Ganguly had requested him to resign from his Lok Sabha seat to pave the best way for her to contest a by-election.In a video shared on social media, Pathan termed the reviews “fully false” and stated neither the previous West Bengal chief minister nor every other social gathering chief had ever mentioned such a proposal with him.“For fairly a while now, a bit of reports has been going viral claiming that Mamata Banerjee requested me to resign from my MP seat, Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency, in order that she might contest the election from there,” Pathan stated.“Mamata Banerjee by no means spoke to me about this matter. This declare is totally false. So, neither Mamata Banerjee nor any social gathering chief has requested me to resign from my MP seat,” he added.The clarification comes amid hypothesis surrounding the Berhampore Lok Sabha constituency and reviews suggesting that efforts had been being made to pave the best way for Mamata to enter Parliament via a by-election.The rumours gained traction following reviews that the TMC had allegedly sought the assistance of former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to influence Pathan to vacate the seat. The hypothesis intensified after discussions over Mamata’s political future following her electoral setback towards BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari within the West Bengal meeting elections.Earlier, Ganguly had additionally strongly denied the claims and stated reviews linking him to any such effort had been false.In a press release, Ganguly stated it had been alleged that he contacted Pathan on behalf of Mamata and conveyed a message asking him to “step down/resign from his Constitutional put up because the elected consultant” of the constituency to allow her to contest a by-election.“The aforesaid allegations are unfaithful,” Ganguly stated.Calling the reviews irresponsible, he stated it was “extraordinarily unlucky” that no try Mamata to have been made to confirm the allegations earlier than publication. He additional stated the claims involving him had been made “in reckless disregard of the reality.”Ganguly additionally categorically denied appearing as an middleman for the TMC chief. “It’s thus vital to position on file that I used to be by no means requested/requested by Ms Mamata Banerjee to convey any message from her to Mr. Yusuf Pathan,” he added.
