A day after he was targeted by BJPтАЩs Kharagpur MLA Hiraan Chatterjee for not visiting his Lok Sabha constituency of Ghatal, actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Dev went to the segment in Paschim Medinipur district and slammed the saffron party leader for launching a тАЬpersonal attackтАЭ.
Speaking to mediapersons in the parliamentary constituency, Dev said, тАЬI have not done anything for which I have to bow down my head. Hiraan is my friend and he may have made certain comments without having any knowledge. I am an established actor who can pay for his own expenses. I travel abroad on my own money. But I would request him not to make it personal. He is free to target me but should refrain from attacking the people I am close with.тАЭ
Speaking at a public meeting on Monday, Chatterjee, also an actor-turned-politician, had said that Dev was тАЬbusy holidaying in the MaldivesтАЭ than visiting his constituency. тАЬWaterlogging is a chronic issue in Ghatal. Every monsoon, the area gets submerged under water. But there is a political leader who asks for votes before the election but goes away once it is over. He stays in a flat in Kolkata and holidays in the Maldives. He takes money from cow smuggler Enamul Haque to make films. When CBI calls him for questioning, he behaves as if he knows nothing,тАЭ said the BJP MLA.
Reacting to the allegations of taking money from Haque, the TMC MP said, тАЬHe knows about me more than I know about myself. I feel that next time the CBI should summon him to know about me as he has more knowledge about me and my earnings. I donтАЩt need a person like Enamul Haque to fund my films. I am established enough to produce my own films.тАЭ
Haque is the alleged kingpin of cattle smuggling across the India-Bangladesh border who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in February.
