BJP's Shatrughan Sinha wants to be 'dear friend' Nitish Kumar's brand ambassador for Bihar
The second term BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and addressed him as his "younger brother."
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha today said if approached, he would be happy to promote Bihar as its brand ambassador. There are reports that the state is considering to rope in Bollywood celebrities as its faces.
Sinha, however, denied anything is official yet. "There is nothing official about it so far. But, if and when I am considered for the responsibility of a brand ambassador by dear friend Nitish Kumar, I would lend my services for furthering cause of my home state as my duty as 'dhartiputra' (son of soil)," Sinha told PTI.
"There will be no demand or command from my side for this," Sinha, popularly known as Bihari Babu, said over the phone from Jaipur.
The second term BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and addressed him as his "younger brother." "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, through his able leadership and 'sushaasan' (good governance), has brought Bihar on the forefront of the nation... Nitish deserves kudos for all the hard work he has done for the state," Sinha added.
The actor-politician has caused furore in political circles many a times by warmly cosying up to Nitish and praising him, notwithstanding the hostility against Kumar within his party.
Earlier, while launching Sinha's biography 'Anything But Khamosh', Nitish Kumar had called Sinha the "pride of Bihar" and had sought his service to promote film and culture in the state.
There are reports that the state's tourism department is also considering the names of actor and MP Rekha, and noted poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar as brand ambassadors.
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