Kolkata: For almost two decades he has been a cultural crusader who led the revival of modern Bengali songs with path-breaking lyrics. Kabir Suman, a popular name among music lovers in West Bengal, is now ready to appear in a new avatar: as a Trinamool Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. After working as a journalist for years, practising Indian classical music and western folk quite successfully, Suman has now decided to take the plunge into politics. He will contest most probably from the Jadavpore constituency on the outskirts of the city against Sujan Chakraborty of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the state`s main ruling party for 32 years. Similarly, popular Bengali film star Shatabdi Roy and actor Tapas Pal, who for years shared an on-screen space as a romantic couple in Bengali films, are tipped to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections as Trinamool candidates.
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