Comedians are being taken seriously in politics
Times of Bennett | Updated: Mar 10, 2022 16:58
By Ishan Saini
Greater Noida:Punjab has chosen a former comedian to lead them. Bhagwant Singh Mann is to become the next CM. Mann garnered 82,592 votes in Dhuri, nearly 60,000 more than the Congress's Dalvir Singh as per Election Commission website.
Mann , nicked named ‘Jugnu’, was a comedian and appeared alongside popular comedian Kapil Sharma in the show ‘The Great Indian Laughter’. Mann’s political career started in 2014 Lok Sabha election, where he won from the Sangarur constituency.
AAP has already won 53 seats out 117. The Indian National Congress did not cross 20 till late afternoon. Mann has promised to makePunjab free from drug addiction if brought to power. Mann has often been at the centre of controversies and allegedly been called a ‘drunk’ in an interview with a news channel. “How can he run Punjab? He goes everywhere drunk! He goes to parliament drunk; he goes to the Gurudwara drunk. He starts in daytime,” said former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in an interview to NDTV.
Despite an attack on his image, Mann has emerged victorious. On the other hand,Navjoot Singh Siddhu , also popular for being a judge on comedy shows, has lost in the Punjab elections. In 2014, actor, comedian Javed Jaffery also contested the elections on AAP ticket.
This is not the first time that a comedian will be in a position of power. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also a former actor and comedian. He’s recently seen leading Ukraine in a war against Russia.
Greater Noida:
AAP has already won 53 seats out 117. The Indian National Congress did not cross 20 till late afternoon. Mann has promised to make
Despite an attack on his image, Mann has emerged victorious. On the other hand,
This is not the first time that a comedian will be in a position of power. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also a former actor and comedian. He’s recently seen leading Ukraine in a war against Russia.
