Veteran Actress Moushumi Chatterjee joins BJP
New Delhi, Jan 2: Veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee, who played lead roles in many Hindi and Bengali hit movies in the 60s and 70s, joined the BJP here on Wednesday.
Asserting that she wants to work for the BJP and strengthen it, the 70-year-old actor joined the party in the presence of senior leaders including BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is also the in-charge for West Bengal, and Mukul Roy.
Chatterjee also said that she was an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The actress had fought the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket from Kolkata north-east seat, but lost.
The BJP has been working to win over eminent personalities from different walks of life in the eastern state where it has emerged as a main challenger to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.
Vijayvargiya expressed hope that Chatterjee's presence will boost the party. She may contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Another actor, Rupa Ganguly, had joined the BJP in 2015. She is now a Rajya Sabha member.
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‘No Ramzan without Ram’: Hindus shower flowers outside Jaipur Eidgah in Eid gesture of unity
Jaipur: In a display of communal harmony, members of the Hindu community showered flowers on Muslims offering prayers at an Eidgah in Rajasthan’s capital during Eid celebrations, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
The initiative was organised under the banner of the Hindu-Muslim Ekta Samiti, with the aim of promoting brotherhood and unity. Thousands of people had gathered at the Eidgah from early morning to offer prayers, with the atmosphere remaining peaceful and celebratory.
“Eid Mubarak to everyone. Festivals are about peace and harmony. This spirit should remain intact across India, including Rajasthan. Some people try to create divisions, but that is wrong. There is no Ramadan without Ram, and there is no Diwali without Eid. We are all one and belong to the same family,” TIE quoted Rajesh Kumar Sharma, a member of the Hindu-Muslim Ekta Samiti as saying.
Mufti Amjad, Imam of Jaipur’s Jama Masjid, welcomed the initiative. “Amid so much negative news, such gestures give people hope for a better world,” he said, highlighting the importance of unity between communities.
Such gestures of mutual respect have been seen during other festivals as well. Members of the Muslim community in Jaipur have also participated in Hindu festivals such as Ram Navami, Holi and Diwali by extending greetings and showering flowers, helping strengthen social harmony and trust in the city.
