Kolkata: Bengali actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty handed her resignation as a Trinamool MP to chief minister Mamata Banerjee, explaining that “politics is not my cup of tea”. She is among four TMC MPs from tinsel town, including Nusrat Jahan, Dev, and Satabdi Roy.
Following a 15-minute meet with Banerjee in her assembly office, Mimi conveyed her reluctance to stand as a candidate in upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Although the CM had not accepted her resignation, Mimi expressed her wish to remain as a “worker and not a leader”.
The MP for Jadavpur constituency had faced criticism from local leaders regarding the progress of development work in the area. “I had to often hear that I failed to deliver since I am an actor. But I am number one in spending MPLADS funds. If you check the official website, you will find it. I do not brag,” she said.
Mimi said her decision to resign was not to pressure the party into nominating her for the LS polls. “I am not a politician… I belong to the world of cinema. I never uttered a word against anyone, including my political rivals, but people had been accusing me for long. I was accused of being absent in the constituency, while I was in sessions… I always stood by the people during Amphan and floods,” Mimi clarified.
Mimi said she submitted her resignation to TMC chief Banerjee and would await her decision before forwarding it to the Lok Sabha speaker.