MUMBAI: Bollywood actor and former Congress Lok Sabha MP Govinda on Thursday joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai.
Govinda had emerged as a “giant killer” in 2004 when, as the Congress candidate, he defeated BJP stalwart Ram Naik in the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat.
शिवसेनेचे कार्य, मुंबईत सुरू असलेली विकासकामे आणि आदरणीय पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदीजी यांच्या नेतृत्वाखाली गेल्या १० वर्षात देशाचा झालेला सर्वांगीण विकास पाहून शिवसेनेमध्ये सक्रिय होण्याचा निर्णय घेतला असल्याचे त्यांनी सांगितले. गोरेगाव चित्रनगरी जगातील सर्वोत्कृष्ट चित्रनगरी व्हावी… https://t.co/iSWg36ZUF1 pic.twitter.com/Q2zV7ZgMZt
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Shinde welcomed the 60-year-old actor into his party, saying he was a popular figure in all sections of society.
Speaking on the occasion, Govinda, who started his acting career in the 1980s, said after his first stint in politics from 2004 to 2009, he never felt he would again come back to the same field.
“I am back (in politics) after a 14-year-long ‘vanvas’ (exile),” he remarked.
Govinda said he would work in the art and culture field if given a chance.
Mumbai looks more beautiful and developed since Shinde has become CM, he noted.
Source: Press Trust of India
