TMC's Mimi Chakraborty tenders resignation as MP, says 'politics not my cup of tea'

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ANI reported. She reportedly handed over her resignation to TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Chakraborty was an MP from Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal.

According India TV report, Banerjee has not yet accepted Chakraborty's resignation. Moreover, the TMC leader has not sent her resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker, India Today reported. ALSO READ: 'Fake' IAS man held after TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped into attending Covid-19 vaccination drive, getting jabbed Chakraborty, a first-time MP from Jadavpur, went to the state assembly in the afternoon to meet Banerjee.

“Today, I met our party supremo. I had submitted my resignation to her on February 13. I have understood in all these years that politics is not my cup of tea," she was quoted by PTI as saying.

"Politics is not for me. You have to promote someone here (in politics) if you are helping someone...Besides being a politician, I also work as an actor. I have equal responsibilities," Chakraborty was quoted by ANI as saying.

"If you join politics, you are criticised whether you work or not," she added. ALSO READ: Idea of ‘One Nation’ is not…: Why Mamata Banerjee is opposing simultaneous polls Mimi Chakraborty said she spoke with Mamata Banerjee regarding the issues she had. "I wanted to tell her about my resignation from a party that gave me an opportunity to go ahead.

I had also told her in 2022 about my resignation from the post of an MP. She had rejected it at that time. I will complete further process after whatever she says," she said.