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Bhaichung Bhutia resigns from TMC, ends political career

| @indiablooms | Feb 26, 2018, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): Indian football icon and former national captain Bhaichung Bhutia has resigned from his post in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party.

Bhaichung shared the news via a Twitter post.

He said that he is no longer associated with any political party in India, thus ending his political career.

"As of today I have officially resigned from the membership and all the official and political posts of All India Trinamool Congress party. I am no longer a member or associated with any political party in India. #politics," Bhaichung tweeted.

The 41-year-old retired professional unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Darjeeling constituency.

 

Image: twitter.com/bhaichung15

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