Row Over BJP Leader's Jibe Against Actors Fielded By Party In Bengal

Veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy called three new political entrants from the tinsel world in BJP who were defeated by big margins as "politically stupid".

Veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy, known for his controversial comments, triggered fresh row Tuesday for his tweet that some actor-turned-BJP candidates who never had anything to do with politics were fielded by the party only to concede electoral defeat in the West Bengal assembly poll. Film and TV actors who never had anything to do with politics,let alone BJP,were handed tickets by BJP's election management team. Parno Mitra (Baranagar),Srabanti Chatterjee (Behala West),Payel Sarkar (Behala East). These women were so politically stupid that they had gone on He called three new political entrants from the tinsel world in BJP who were defeated by big margins as "politically stupid". Mr Roy tweeted that a BJP ticket to contest an election involves lots of expense to run the poll campaign. "Film and TV actors who never had anything to do with politics, let alone BJP, were handed tickets by BJPs election management team. Parno Mitra (Baranagar), Srabanti Chatterjee (Behala West), Payel Sarkar (Behala East). These women were so politically stupid that they had gone on a steamer trip with TMCs playboy-politician Madan Mitra less than a month before elections and shot selfies with him. All were roundly defeated," he wrote.