Download the all-new Republic app:

Published 21:41 IST, April 26th 2019

Prakash Raj returns Kanhaiya Kumar’s endorsement by campaigning for him in Begusarai; here’s what the actor tweeted about him

Kanhaiya Kumar is receiving immense support from celebrities of the film industry as the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate contests for the first time. Prakash Raj returns Kanhaiya Kumar’s endorsement by campaigning for him in Begusarai; here’s what he wrote about him.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
null | Image: self
Advertisement

Kanhaiya Kumar is receiving immense support from celebrities of the film industry as the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate contests for the first time. After Swara Bhasker and Javed Akhtar, now Shabana Azmi and Prakash Raj have added heft to his campaign. Kumar had recently endorsed Raj’s political foray too, and the latter wrote that he can see ‘winds of change’ and ‘hope’ in the eyes of the people of Begusarai as he expressed his assurance about the ‘citizen’s voice in Parliament.' 

READ: Javed Akhtar Campaigns For Kanhaiya In Begusarai

Advertisement

Sharing pictures from his campaigning in Begusarai, Raj tweeted, “As I Campaign for @kanhaiyakumar through Rajora...meghaul... manjhaul...in #begusarai ... I can feel the WINDS OF CHANGE ..I can see HOPE in their eyes ... and I’m ASSURED of #citizensvoice in parliament.. #chowkidarSena won’t be able to stop this YOUNG VOICE OF INDIA..JAI HIND.” 

A day before, Raj had shared more pictures from the campaigning along with Shabana Azmi.

Advertisement

Raj has been in Bihar for close to a week now and has regularly conducted speeches and posted pictures on Twitter. 

Earlier, Swara Bhasker had campaigned for Kanhaiya on her birthday.  

Advertisement

Javed Akhtar too expressed his support to Kumar and even addressed an election meeting in Begusarai.

READ: WATCH: Swara Bhasker Gives Her First Political Speech In Begusarai Supporting CPI Candidate Kanhaiya Kumar

Advertisement

When Prakash had voted a few days ago, Kanhaiya had then tweeted in Raj's favour to elect him from Bengaluru constituency, saying ‘we need more such voices in the parliament.”

Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, Shehla Rashid, are among the others who have supported Kumar’s campaign. 

Kanhaiya is pitted against Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who will represent BJP.  Begusarai is going to polls in the fourth phase on April 29.

21:08 IST, April 26th 2019