Mumbai: In what could be a blow to the Congress party, actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar resigned from the party citing concerns over ‘petty in-house politics’ within the Mumbai unit.
Matondkar unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency. She also expressed concern over ‘an act of blatant betrayal’ in connection with a letter sent to former Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora.
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Referring to the letter, Matondkar said in press note it contained ‘privileged and confidential communication was conveniently leaked to the media which according to me was an act of blatant betrayal.’