Stand-up comedian Shyam Rangeela to contest against Modi in Varanasi
Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who rose to fame by mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced his entry into the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi.
The 29 year old humorist, who gained fame for his mimicry on television shows like 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge', is reported to be preparing to contest against the Prime Minister from Varanasi as an independent candidate.
Rangeela stated that this decision was to uphold the principles of democracy, asserting that this wasn’t a symbolic gesture. Hailing from an agricultural family in Rajasthan, Rangeela won widespread acclaim in 2017 by mimicking Prime Minister Modi's voice. Since then Rangeela has been making videos imitating Modi's interviews and speeches. His videos addressing key issues such as rising petrol prices are very popular.
An active campaigner for BJP during 2014 general elections, Rangeela joined AAP in 2022. However, he has chosen to be an independent candidate in the herculean task to take on PM Modi in his home turf. Referring to Congress candidates in Indore and Surat joining BJP after withdrawing nominations, Rangeela told The Indian Express that “Even if everyone withdraws their [nomination] papers [in Varanasi], my papers will still be there.”
वाराणसी मैं आ रहा हूँ…#ShyamRangeelaForVaranasi pic.twitter.com/8BOFx4nnjn
— Shyam Rangeela (@ShyamRangeela) May 1, 2024
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Mizoram class 12 results out, pass percentage at 87.67
Aizawl (PTI): Mizoram recorded a pass percentage of 87.67 in the class 12 board examinations on Wednesday, with boys scoring marginally higher than girls,
Across the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams, boys secured an 87.7 per cent success rate, while girls followed closely at 87.66 per cent, according to the results published by the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE).
Of the 12,243 students who sat for the examinations held between February and March, 10,734 passed, 1,394 could not, and 115 qualified for compartmental examinations.
Academic performance was strongest in the Commerce stream, which saw a 90.51 per cent success rate among 759 candidates.
The Science stream followed with 89.24 per cent pass rate out of 2,770 students who appeared for the exam, while the Arts stream, with 87,14 students, recorded a pass percentage of 86.93.
In terms of institutional performance, the results revealed that deficit schools, which receive regular government grants, maintained their status as top performers with an average 93.80 per cent pass rate across all streams, followed by private schools at 91.55 per cent, while state-run schools recorded a success rate 83.13 per cent.
