Kolkata: After Social media went abuzz with speculation that former captain of Indian Cricket team Saurav Ganguly is joining the BJP on Wednesday, Ganguly apparently dismissed the reports on Thursday.
Earlier, Mumbai-based industrialist Harsh Goenka had tweeted that Saurav Ganguly would be joining BJP and he would be party’s Chief Ministerial Candidate in 2016 Vidhan Sabha Elections.
When asked about this, Ganguly replied “I am not aware of what Mr Harsh Goenka has tweeted. You please ask him. I have utmost respect for our Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi,”, according to news reports.
Later BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh also termed the news truthless. He however said that the party has a great respect and regard for him.