Uttam Kumar did not go to the booth to vote! There was a special arrangement

There is no craze when silver screen stars come out in public frequently! Mahanayaka believed this wholeheartedly. Once, colleague and brother-in-law Shuvendu scolded Chatterjee for getting down from the car at the petrol pump. In fact, he also had to fall under the irony of fame several times. Uttam Kumar means public forest, unbridled enthusiasm. Rush to see ‘Star’ Uttam. But the vote means, the star from the people, there is no sharing of the booth! So how did Mahanayak exercise the right to vote?

In a recent media interview, Uttam Kumar’s grandson Gaurav Chattopadhyay told about that special system. Even though Gaurav did not see him, he heard from family members that Mahanayak never went to the booth to vote. Rather, he used to collect his votes by filling envelopes from home. How government employees vote on poster ballots. That is how Uttam Kumar exercised his right to vote.

As an employee of the Port Trust, Mahanayak used to get this special benefit. However, even though he later left that job for acting, the then government maintained this special arrangement for him. Because, if you see Uttam Kumar in the booth, the crowd may explode. It can cause complications. To prevent that chaos, the then ruling government maintained a special arrangement for Uttam Kumar.

Gaurav Chatterjee said this in a recent interview to TVNine during the Lok Sabha polls.

Politics and the world of glamor are now inextricably linked. The news of the stars landing in the political arena is not new! So far, the country has got many star MPs and MLAs. The flash of star faces in the campaign field to make the ballot box heavy is not new in this country. In the atmosphere of the current Lok Sabha polls, along with the general public, celebrities also enjoy the festival of democracy. They also voted by lining up the booth. But Uttam Kumar never went to the center to vote. There was a special arrangement for him.

Source: News daily

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