Yusuf Pathan, a former Indian cricketer, has been at the center of a political storm in India. The Trinamool Congress MP from Baharampur has been accused of being a possible defector to the BJP-led NDA regime.
Pathan's name surfaced as the TMC's Lok Sabha unit split, with a rebel group led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claiming to have nearly 20 MPs who would back the BJP-led NDA regime.
The first to call out Pathan was the TMC's Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra, who questioned his decision to meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Pathan has stayed silent on the matter, but his former captain Sourav Ganguly has denied allegations that he was asked to vacate his seat for Mamata Banerjee.
The TMC's collapse is a wider issue, with the rebel camp led by Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar saying nearly 20 of the TMC's 28 Lok Sabha members back the NDA and wants recognition as a separate bloc.
