Just weeks ahead of the country’s Lok Sabha elections, Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar joined Congress on Wednesday. A day after which, the party has found another entrant in actor Shatrughan Sinha, whose meeting with the party president Rahul Gandhi confirmed the same. He was, however, surrounded with speculations of joining the party ever since his name was dropped from the BJP's Bihar candidates list. The 72-year-old, who won the seat in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, was reportedly miffed over the same.
“He (Rahul Gandhi) was very encouraging and positive. He praised me saying I had handled attacks and vilification in the BJP with dignity," told Sinha to NDTV. "He is younger to me, but today he is a popular leader of the country. I am a supporter of the Nehru-Gandhi family. I consider them nation builders,” he added. This comes after the news of Sinha joining the party ‘after 2 pm’ on Thursday was shared by senior Congress leader RK Anand. “It will be decided after 2 pm, there is no fight on his joining or his seat, just a delay. Adjustments are happening,” Anand told ANI.
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