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KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Saturday nominated Jawhar Sircar, the former Prasar Bharati CEO who has been a vocal critic of the Modi government, to Rajya Sabha. Sircar, in his first reaction, said: “I too am surprised, there were so many well known politicians and VIPs (to choose from).” Sircar stepping into the RS as an MP appears foregone given TMC’s two-third majority in the Bengal assembly even though BJP isn’t keen to give him a walkover yet. In a statement, TMC said it was “delighted” to nominate Sircar and his “invaluable contribution to public service shall help us serve our country even better”. Sircar fills in one of the two vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Bengal, and he is expected to replace Dinesh Trivedi, who resigned from the Upper House on February 12 and defected to BJP. Sources said Sircar appeared to be a late entrant in the list for TMC’s possible nominees, clogged by political veterans, including party vice-president Yashwant Sinha. Asked if B

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