According to sources in another blow to the Congress in Maharashtra, Bollywood actor turned politician urmila MATONDKAR' target='_blank' title='click here to read more about urmila MATONDKAR'>urmila matondkar on Tuesday resigned from the party. Meanwhile urmila MATONDKAR' target='_blank' title='click here to read more about urmila MATONDKAR'>urmila matondkar’s decision to resign from the Congress comes merely five months after she joined the party in March ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Furthermore citing petty politics as the reason, urmila MATONDKAR' target='_blank' title='click here to read more about urmila MATONDKAR'>urmila matondkar was quoted as saying by news agency urmila said "My political and social sensibilities refuse to allow vested interests in the party to use me as a mean to fight petty in-house politics instead of working on a bigger goal in mumbai Congress." Her thought of resignation came to her after no action was taken regarding her letter in which she had criticized close aides of senior party leader Sanjay Nirupam.
urmila MATONDKAR' target='_blank' title='click here to read more about urmila MATONDKAR'>urmila matondkar said in her statement "To my utter dismay, the letter containing privileged and confidential communication was conveniently leaked to the media which according to me was an act of blatant betrayal. Needless to say, no one from the party was apologetic or even concerned towards me for the same despite my repeated protests". She added "It is obvious that the key functionaries of the mumbai Congress are either unable or not committed to bring about a change and transformation in the organization for betterment of the party".
