Former CPM MP Anil Basu's Son Chants Jai Shri Ram, Campaigns for BJP

• Soumya Basu, son of former CPM MP Anil Basu, is campaigning for BJP candidate Subir Nag in Chinsurah.
• Anil Basu was a powerful Left Front leader, elected MP 6 times from 1989 to 2004, but later expelled from CPM.
• Soumya Basu was active in SFI and CPM's youth wing during his student life.
• Soumya stated, "There is a lot of difference between Jyoti Basu's leftism, Anil Biswas's leftism, Subhash Chakraborty's leftism, and today's leftism."
• He emphasized the right to independent opinion, stating that a father's political affiliation doesn't bind the son.

Key Questions Answered

Will more former Left leaders' children join BJP?

It is not explicitly stated if more former Left leaders' children will join the BJP.

What caused Soumya Basu's political shift?

Soumya Basu's political shift is attributed to his belief that current Leftist politics differs significantly from the past.