Ex-India cricketer Irfan Pathan to campaign for brother, TMC candidate Yusuf
Ex-India cricketer Irfan Pathan to campaign for brother, TMC candidate Yusuf
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan will join the election rally in support of his brother, Yusuf Pathan, who is contesting for the Trinamool Congress in Behrampore.Â
The former left aqwill arrive in Behrampore, his brother’s Lok Sabha seat, for the final campaign rally before the fourth phase of elections on May 13.
Irfan will participate in a roadshow across various areas of the Behrampore constituency, including Rezinagar and Beldanga, alongside Yusuf Pathan on Thursday.
Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee campaigned in Behrampore in support of Yusuf on Wednesday, with Irfan scheduled to appear the following day.
Yusuf Pathan is in the fray with Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Behrampore, who has been the sitting MP for the past five years.
Congress has earlier filed a complaint with the Election Commission over the use of photos from ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 for an election campaign.
The Congress in its complaint mentioned that former cricketer Yusuf Pathan, who is Trinamool Congress’s candidate from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, had used banners and posters which showed the winning photos from the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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