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Comedian Shyam Rangeela, once a follower of PM Modi, now plans to contest against him in Varanasi

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Jaipur, May 2

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Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who made his name mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced on Wednesday that he would contest the Lok Sabha election against PM Modi from Varanasi.

In a post on X, Rangeela said, “I am excited by the love I am receiving from all of you after the announcement to contest elections from Varanasi. I will soon present my views to you on my nomination and contesting the elections through a video message after reaching Varanasi.”

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In an earlier post, Rangeela said, “I will contest elections from Varanasi because nowadays no one is sure who will withdraw the nomination.”

Speaking to the media, he 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.”

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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.”

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