Mumbai:Â Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar Sunday announced he will contest the Lok Sabha election from Mumbai North-West as a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate.
“I got a call from (MNS chief) Raj (Thackeray), and I am very happy today,†Manjrekar told IANS. He said “this is the right time” to plunge into politics.
According to social networking site Twitter, the announcement was made by Thackeray.
â€I have always been politically aware and I can’t just sit and blame things around me. I think normal people should get into politics. To bring the change, you have to take initiative,†Manjrekar told IANS.
“This is the right time. But I promise to retire when I am 60 as I want more youths to come (into politics),†said the 55-year-old known for films like “Vaastav†and “Astitvaâ€.