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'Mimi is a good girl but was busy with films, wanted Saayoni because...': Mamata Banerjee on Jadavpur candidature

May 28, 2024, at 03:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has explained the reason behind opting for actress-turned politician Saayoni Ghosh as the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Jadavpur constituency, which was won by Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty five years ago, for the Lok Sabha polls.

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns, 'not accepted' by Mamata Banerjee

Feb 16, 2024, at 03:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, actress-Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday resigned after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, who as per the parliamentarian's words refused to accept the resignation.

Doing well now: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty who fell ill after getting fake COVID-19 vaccine

Jun 30, 2021, at 08:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty, who fell ill after getting a fake COVID-19 vaccine at a camp here, has recovered from the ailment.

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake COVID-19 vaccine in Kolkata

Jun 26, 2021, at 06:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday fell ill days after she was jabbed with a fake anti-COVID-19 vaccine at a camp in Kolkata, source told IBNS.

Kolkata: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped by fake IAS's vaccination drive, racket busted

Jun 24, 2021, at 01:55 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency, Mimi Chakraborty, on Wednesday unearthed an unauthorised vaccination drive flagged off by a fake IAS officer, days after she was reportedly jabbed from the same camp.

Kolkata taxi driver harasses Mimi Chakraborty, arrested

Sep 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A taxi driver was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly harassing and making lewd comments at actress-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty while she was travelling in her car.

Should fight against Azam Khan's sexist jibe unanimously: Trinamool MP Mimi Chakraborty

Jul 26, 2019, at 02:08 pm

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Lashing out at Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Azam Khan's sexist remark in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress' first-time MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday said all political parties should "unanimously" fight against such a comment.

Mamata Banerjee is trying to bring equality among all religion: Nusrat Jahan

Jul 13, 2019, at 06:44 pm

New Delhi, Jul 13 (UNI) Countering the BJP charges that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was indulging in appeasement of Muslims, Trinamool Congress MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty have said ‘Mamata Didi’ was trying to bring equality among all religions. 

TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty take oath in Lok Sabha

Jun 25, 2019, at 03:23 pm

New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): After missing the initial dates to swear in as the parliamentarians, actress-turned politicians- Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty- took oath as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs in the Lok Sabha here on Tuesday.

After being trolled online for sporting 'western clothes', Mimi Chakraborty slams critics for not targeting Gautam Gambhir

May 31, 2019, at 08:04 am

Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Facing social media trolls recently for attending the Parliament in 'western clothes',  newly elected MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday questioned why fellow Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir did not find similar scrutiny for wearing casual wear.

Loved what you both are wearing: Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi supports Mimi, Nusrat amid controversy

May 28, 2019, at 09:08 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): After getting trolled for wearing western attires and clicking pictures outside Parliament, two first-time Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, have received support from Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi.

TMC MPs Mimi, Nusrat reach parliament, get trolled for clicking pictures

May 28, 2019, at 12:47 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) first-time MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, reached the parliament on Monday but was brutally trolled for posing in front of camera in glamarous outfits.

On The Campaign Trail: I am unstoppable, says Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty

May 14, 2019, at 11:13 am

Actress-turned politician Mimi Chakraborty is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from the iconic Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal as a Trinamool Congress candidate. She is pitted against the BJP's Anupam Hazra and a heavyweight Left Front candidate, former city mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. Ahead of the polls in Jadavpur on May 19, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh hits the heat and dust of a campaign trail with the Tollywood star to know more..

Bengal BJP chief nearly courted controversy by his remarks on TMC's Tollywood candidates

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:33 pm

Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday almost struck a row when he nearly justified the online trolls of two Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha candidates from the world of showbiz- actresses Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan.

Mamata's candidate list for Lok Sabha polls is a fusion of glamour, youth and experience

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:40 pm

Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): On a day her former MP Anupam Hazra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee  came out with a candidate list featuring old horses, youth along and a dash of contemporary Tollywood glamour for the 2019 General Elections.