We are taking care of this in our campaign as it takes time for people to get acquainted with a new name.
I cannot suddenly tell people that Moon Moon Sen is not Moon Moon Sen,” a local Trinamool leader said.
Sen is contesting against nine-time sitting CPI(M) MP Basudeb Acharya.
Actor Dev, who has given a number of Bengali superhit films like ‘Paglu', ‘Challenge' and ‘Chander Pahar' in the last few years, is also facing the same challenge as he contests from his hometown seat of Ghatal in West Midnapore district.
Actor-turned-politicians facing identity crisis
Kolkata: “What's in a name?” Shakespeare wondered, but two Bengali filmstars contesting the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal have found to their dismay that voters are getting confused between their real names and screen
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