02-07-2009, 11:40 PM
Whose candidate is Sanjay Dutt?
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All this is no secret. Even so, his formal entry into politics was unexpected. When his father was alive -- Sunil Dutt passed away in 2005 -- Sanjay Dutt had told family friends he had no desire to enter politics and would rather "clear my name". So what has changed in the past few weeks?
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Insiders say the actor was prevailed upon to agree to the Lucknow candidacy by his recently-wedded wife. A pushy, ambitious woman, the new Mrs Dutt has been keen and vocal on her husband taking on a higher public profile. It is an issue that has ruptured relationships within the Dutt family and, Mumbai sources suggest, also distanced Sanjay Dutt from some of his close friends.
Being a convict -- though out on bail while his appeal is being heard by the Supreme Court -- Sanjay Dutt's nomination papers are unlikely to be accepted by the Election Commission, lawyers suggest. In that situation, Mr Amar Singh, SP general secretary, has announced that Ms Manyata Dutt will stand in for her husband and contest the Lok Sabha election.
<b>Nobody knows who Ms Manyata Dutt is. She has emerged from nowhere in recent months as, first, Sanjay Dutt's girlfriend and then his wife. Her background, origins, political and social views and affiliations, if any, are completely unknown. Just who is she? There is no answer.</b>
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All this is no secret. Even so, his formal entry into politics was unexpected. When his father was alive -- Sunil Dutt passed away in 2005 -- Sanjay Dutt had told family friends he had no desire to enter politics and would rather "clear my name". So what has changed in the past few weeks?
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Insiders say the actor was prevailed upon to agree to the Lucknow candidacy by his recently-wedded wife. A pushy, ambitious woman, the new Mrs Dutt has been keen and vocal on her husband taking on a higher public profile. It is an issue that has ruptured relationships within the Dutt family and, Mumbai sources suggest, also distanced Sanjay Dutt from some of his close friends.
Being a convict -- though out on bail while his appeal is being heard by the Supreme Court -- Sanjay Dutt's nomination papers are unlikely to be accepted by the Election Commission, lawyers suggest. In that situation, Mr Amar Singh, SP general secretary, has announced that Ms Manyata Dutt will stand in for her husband and contest the Lok Sabha election.
<b>Nobody knows who Ms Manyata Dutt is. She has emerged from nowhere in recent months as, first, Sanjay Dutt's girlfriend and then his wife. Her background, origins, political and social views and affiliations, if any, are completely unknown. Just who is she? There is no answer.</b>
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