Congress Party Vice President, Rahul Gandhi (right) and cricketer-turned-politician, former member of parliament and current Congress Party candidate for the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Navjot Singh Sidhu talk during the Congress election campaign rally in Majithia. -AFP
JALANDHAR, INDIA: As a Test cricketer and the brashest commentator on Indian television, Navjot Singh Sidhu got under the skin of some of the sport’s biggest names and offended millions of fans.
Now the 53-year-old jester is hoping to shake up India’s political scene by fronting the opposition Congress party’s bid to win back power in the state of Punjab, ridiculing opponents in his inimitable style.
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