Comedian Shyam Rangeela to contest against PM Modi in Varanasi | India News

NEW DELHI: Comedian Shyam Rangeela is all set to contest against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming Parliamentary elections.
“I will contest election from Varanasi because nowadays no one can be trusted, who will withdraw his nomination at any time”, he said in a post on X.
Expressing gratitude towards his supporters, the artist who was shot to fame for mimicking PM Modi, said, “I am excited by the love I am receiving from all of you after announcing that I am contesting elections from Varanasi.I will soon share my thoughts with you all through a video about reaching Varanasi, filing nomination and contesting the elections.”

Talking to the media, Rangeela said, “In 2014, I was a follower of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I shared many videos supporting the Prime Minister. Videos were also shared against Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. Seeing them, one could say that I will vote only for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the next 70 years. But the situation has changed in the last 10 years… I will now contest against the Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent candidate.”
He added: “My candidature will give the people of Varanasi an option while voting, unlike in Surat and Indore. So, I will go to Varanasi this week and file my nomination against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi is scheduled to be held on June 1.