RSS chief meets Mithun, triggers Bengal poll buzz

Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat met veteran Bollywood actor and former Member of Parliament Mithun Chakraborty at his Mumbai residence on Tuesday morning. The meeting that lasted for around 90 minutes has sparked speculations in political circles ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections which are scheduled to be held in the next few months.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagawat on Tuesday met Bollywood film actor Mithun Chakraborty at his Mumbai residence over breakfast. Mithun Chakraborty was Rajya Sabha member of Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the past. The meeting between Chakraborty and Bhagawat assumes political significance as the state Assembly election in West Bengal is just three months away.

However, the actor said that he had a “spiritual relationship” with the RSS chief.

The BJP is considered a political wing of the RSS. The BJP has brought many leaders from the TMC.

But it is still looking for a face in West Bengal. It is said that the RSS chief ’s meeting may be an attempt in this direction.

Confirming the meeting with Mr Bhagwat, Mr. Chakraborty told a news channel, “Let me inform you that I have been sharing a spiritual relationship with Mohan Bhagwat ji for a long time. He once said that when he will be in Mumbai, he would come to my home. He loves me and my family. As he is in Mumbai for his work, so he checked with me whether this date is fine with me or not.”

The veteran actor also said that the RSS chief has invited him and his family to Nagpur, which is RSS headquarters.