'Completely False': Yusuf Pathan Denies Being Asked to Vacate Baharampur Seat for Mamata Banerjee
Pathan and Ganguly said no one asked the cricketer-turned-MP to resign, as speculation grew over Banerjee’s possible return to Parliament.
- On Saturday, former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan issued statements rejecting claims that Ganguly acted as an intermediary to persuade Pathan to vacate his Baharampur Lok Sabha seat for Mamata Banerjee.
- The controversy stems from a June 4 Anandabazar Patrika report alleging that the TMC sought Ganguly's help to facilitate Banerjee's return to Parliament through a by-election, following her 2026 Assembly election defeat.
- Ganguly described the allegations as "in reckless disregard of the truth," while Pathan asserted, "Neither Mamata Banerjee nor any party leader has asked me to resign from my MP seat," confirming no such conversation occurred.
- These denials coincide with one of the biggest internal crises in the TMC's three-decade history, where 58 of its 80 MLAs have revolted and the Assembly Speaker recognized an expelled legislator as the Leader of the Opposition.
- Pathan, a member of India's 2011 World Cup-winning squad, won the Baharampur seat in the 2024 general elections by defeating senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by around 85,000 votes, establishing his electoral mandate.
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Neither Mamata Banerjee nor Any TMC Leader Has Asked Me to Resign from My MP Seat, Says Yusuf Pathan
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a self-made video on social media, Pathan said that former CM Mamata Banerjee never discussed it with him, adding that he has also never been reached out to by any party official regarding the news. India News | Neither Mamata Banerjee nor Any TMC Leader Has Asked Me to Resign from My MP Seat, Says Yusuf Pathan.
'Completely false': Yusuf Pathan denies being asked to vacate Baharampur seat for Mamata Banerjee
Fresh political speculation around Mamata Banerjee's possible entry into Parliament has taken another turn, with Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan publicly rejecting claims that he was asked to resign from his Lok Sabha seat to make way for the former West Bengal Chief Minister. Pathan's statement comes hours after former India captain Sourav Ganguly dismissed reports that he had been approached to persuade the former cricketer to vacate the Ba…
'Completely false': Yusuf Pathan says neither TMC chief nor any other leader asked him to resign on Mamata's behalf
India News: NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned politician Yusuf Pathan on Saturday dismissed reports claiming that the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee either directly or thr.
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has become embroiled in a political controversy after a newspaper report claimed that he had conveyed a message to MP Yusuf Pathan on behalf of Mamata Banerjee to vacate her Lok Sabha seat. According to the report, Banerjee could contest the by-election if the seat becomes vacant.
Sourav Ganguly dismisses claims of asking Yousuf Pathan to resign as MP on Mamata Banerjee's behalf
Sourav Ganguly denied claims that he contacted Yusuf Pathan on behalf of Mamata Banerjee, asking him to resign to facilitate her candidacy in a by-election. He called the allegations false and said he has never been involved in ‘political matters at any stage with any one concerned’.
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