Former Indian football team captain launches new political party
After quitting Trinamool Congress, former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia launched his own political party, Hamro Sikkim, which he said would focus on corruption and unemployment in his home state.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Bhutia said it had taken him 20 years to build his image through football and he won’t let it get sullied because of politics. “It has taken me 20 years to build name through football. I promise to the people that I won’t let that go because of politics,” Bhaichung, who unsuccessfully contested as TMC candidate from Darjeeling in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and Siliguri assembly constituency in 2016, said.
“I hope my joining politics will inspire youngsters in Sikkim and rest of the country. Whatever you do today is through policies made by political leaders. It’s easy to criticise them but it is important that good people come forward and get into the dirty part and clean it,” he said.
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