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Bengali actor Sayantika Banerjee recently joined Trinamool Congress (ANI)
KOLKATA: The BJP s ambition to form its first government in West Bengal and the TMC s bid to seek a third term in power in the state has politically polarised the Bengali film industry and turned it into the parties new battleground.
The TMC s influence over the Tollygunge-based film industry, known by its portmanteau Tollywood, since even before Mamata Banerjee s ascendance to power in 2011, seems to have been waning with several celebrities shifting their allegiance to the saffron party.
Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Banerjee s strategy of soliciting the tinsel town s support towards causes and fielding actors in elections.
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(MENAFN - IANS) p>New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Pamela Goswami, secretary of West Bengal Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), who was arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine in Kolkata along with another, is a former model, who joined the saffron brigade in July 2019.
Goswami had joined BJP in presence of its West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh. Bengali film and television actress Rimjhim Mitra and actor Surojit Choudhury had also joined the BJP along with her.
Later on, Goswami has appointed secretary of BJYM West Bengal unit and is believes to be very active on ground and in party activities.
On February 1, she posted on Facebook, An afternoon spent with a tribal family! Interacted with them, they shared their problems, we provided a possible solution out of it.
Pamela Goswami, held with cocaine, cries conspiracy, names another BJP leader
Pamela Goswami, held with cocaine, cries conspiracy, names another BJP leader
BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami, arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine in her car in Kolkata, on Saturday told police that she has been falsely accused in a conspiracy and demanded a CID investigation.
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BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami. (Photo: PamelaGoswami)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth leader Pamela Goswami, arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine in her car in Kolkata, on Saturday said that she has been falsely accused in a conspiracy.
Pamela Goswami, who was being taken to the lockup by police, demanded the arrest of BJP leader Rakesh Singh and demanded a CID investigation in the case.