By way of PTI
KOLKATA: An afternoon after Union House Minister Amit Shah paid a consult with to his place of dwelling and had dinner together with his circle of relatives, which grabbed consideration, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly Saturday spoke of his shut relation with Leader Minister, who is understood to be a strident critic of the BJP.
Ganguly, former Indian cricket staff captain, additionally showered reward on minister and town mayor Firhad Hakim describing him as an individual who will also be approached by way of somebody at any time of the day.
“Our honourable Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee is an individual very with reference to me. I had approached her to lend a hand up this institute,” he stated on the inauguration programme of a personal clinic right here.
The previous southpaw stated, “I’m additionally very with reference to Firhad Hakim. He has been seeing me since I used to be in Magnificence 1. He has been our circle of relatives buddy. All who manner him get lend a hand. I too have known as him a number of instances,” Ganguly stated.
Shah’s consult with to Ganguly’s place of dwelling on Friday had fuelled hypothesis that the previous cricketer would sign up for politics quickly.
The dinner used to be reported to be a detailed circle of relatives affair the place but even so Ganguly and his spouse danseuse Dona Ganguly, the cricketer’s elder brother Snehasish Ganguly and different members of the family have been hosts.
Shah used to be accompanied by way of BJP idealogue, Swapan Dasgupta, the celebration’s state president Sukanta Majumdar and the Chief of Opposition in West Bengal meeting, Suvendu Adhikari.
Conscious about the conjectures, Ganguly had stated on Friday, “Many speculations are rife, however I’ve identified him (Shah) since 2008. Whilst enjoying, I used to fulfill him. There may be not anything greater than that”.
He had additionally identified he had labored with Shah’s son, Jay Amitbhai Shah, within the Board of Regulate for Cricket in India.
Jay Shah is the BCCI secretary.
Dona Ganguly had stated there used to be no dialogue on politics all the way through Shah’s consult with to the Ganguly place of dwelling.
“It’s human to invest. But when there’s any information, everybody will know.”
She had additionally stated, “I have no idea whether or not Sourav will input politics or now not. However he’s going to do neatly if he joins politics. I consider he’s going to do just right paintings for the folks”.
Ganguly had visited the state secretariat on April 28 and met Banerjee relating to allocation of land to the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB), of which he’s the president, to construct a stadium.
Political analyst Biswajit Chakraborty described Ganguly as a “businessman” who is attempting to take care of just right phrases with the central and state governments in order that his industry runs easily.
“Ganguly is doing this for his personal receive advantages. He is aware of that he has to stay each the Centre and Mamata Banerjee glad in order that his industry assists in keeping operating. He has been balancing relatively properly,” Chakraborty advised PTI.
Any other analyst known as Ganguly a “highest gentleman” who used to be doing a “balancing act”.
“Ganguly is an immensely clever guy. I assume Shah had come to his place of dwelling the day gone by to guage how a lot Ganguly is able to plunge into politics. And these days, he (Ganguly) spoke about his closeness to the CM. Even though I don’t see any importance in it, I believe he’s doing it as a result of he has to continue to exist each nationally in addition to within the state,” he added.