'Celebs easily targeted by politicians': TMC's Mimi quits but Mamta rules out

Trinamool Congress' Mimi Chakraborty resigned as an MP from the Jadavpur constituency, citing differences with the local leadership in her constituency. She also claimed that she was being unnecessarily targeted by politicians. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is yet to accept her resignation. According to protocol, a resignation by a Lok Sabha MP has to be submitted to the Speaker. She won from Jadavpur constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

"Politics is not for me. You have to promote someone here (in politics) if you are helping someone...Besides being a politician, I also work as an actor. I have equal responsibilities. If you join politics, you are criticised whether you work or not," she told reporters immedailty after handing in her resignation.

"I spoke with Mamata Banerjee regarding the issues I had. I wanted to tell her about my resignation from a party that gave me an opportunity to go ahead. I had also told her in 2022 about my resignation from the post of an MP. She had rejected it at that time. I will complete further process after whatever she says," she said.