Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan expressed gratitude to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “trusting” him to develop into “people’s voice in the Parliament”.
The Trinamool Congress on Sunday named Yusuf Pathan because the Lok Sabha candidate from Baharampur.
“I’m eternally grateful to Smt. @MamataOfficial for welcoming me into the TMC family and trusting me with the responsibility to become people’s voice in the Parliament. As representatives of the people, it is our duty to uplift the poor and deprived, and that is what I hope to achieve,” the previous all-rounder mentioned in a submit on X.
Former cricketer and Yusuf Pathan’s youthful brother Irfan Pathan congratulated him and mentioned in a submit on X, “Your patience, kindness, help to the needy and service to people even without an official position can be easily noticed. I am confident that once you step into a political role, you will truly make a difference in the daily lives of people…”
The TMC launched the listing of 42 candidates for Lok Sabha polls at a mega rally at Brigade Parade Floor in Kolkata. The names had been introduced by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee as social gathering supremo Mamata Banerjee paraded with the candidates on the floor.
Apart from Yusuf Pathan, different huge names within the TMC’s listing embody veteran Bollywood actor Shatrugan Sinha, who has been fielded from Asansol, Tollywood actors Rachana Banerjee from Hooghly, June Malia from Medinipur, Deepak Adhikari (generally known as ‘Dev’) from Ghatal, and Satabdi Roy from Birbhum.