BCCI president and former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday downplayed rumors about his meeting with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar. The meeting, which lasted an hour on Sunday, sparked speculation that he might join the saffron party.
“If the governor wants to meet you, you have to meet him. So let’s keep it up, ”Ganguly said today, the ANI news agency reported.
Ganguly arrived at Raj Bhavan around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, but did not answer questions about the reason for his visit. The meeting between the two continued until 6pm. Dhankhar had said that he had an interaction with Ganguly on “varied topics” and accepted Ganguly’s offer to visit the Gardens of Eden. The former cricketer asked the media not to speculate on the reasons for the “courtesy call.”
– Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar (@ jdhankhar1) December 27, 2020
Raj Bhavan sources described the meeting between Governor Dhankar and Ganguly as a “courtesy call” and said it was not political at all.
Speaking to a Bengali television news channel after his visit, Ganguly said: “I have come here to invite the governor to Eden Gardens as he has never visited the stadium. I wanted to come to Eden Gardens today. I said it is not possible because a practice match is taking place there. Therefore, I came here to meet him. I have invited him to visit the stadium next week. It was just a courtesy visit. Don’t speculate anything. “
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