NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has landed in a political controversy after urging Hindu supporters of the Left, the Congress, and the Trinamool Congress to unite against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Congress on Thursday criticised the remark, accusing Chakraborty of making divisive and inflammatory statements.
Speaking to IANS, Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput said Chakraborty had “lost his mental balance” and was making irresponsible comments after the BJP did not nominate him to either the Rajya Sabha or the Lok Sabha.
“He is speaking like a mentally unstable person. He is talking treason, calling Bengali-speaking people Bangladeshis, and attempting to divide Bengalis into Hindus and Muslims. Such a person belongs either in a mental asylum or in jail, ” Rajput told IANS.