Overview
- The singer, who cast his ballot Thursday in Jiyaganj, arrived hand in hand with his wife Koel Roy and kept the visit understated.
- He greeted cameras with a smile, spoke briefly in Bengali, and declined to share a public message or display his inked finger, saying he did not want to look like a politician.
- Videos of the couple entering the polling site spread widely on social platforms as media tracked celebrity voters during the first phase of the state election.
- Earlier the same day, his father Surinder Singh voted in Murshidabad and told reporters the arrangements were fine and that voting was running peacefully.
- Separately in Murshidabad, reports from Naoda’s Shibnagar noted clashes between AJUP and Trinamool supporters, a police baton charge, and the Election Commission seeking a detailed report as the two-phase election moves to its next round on April 29 with counting on May 4 for 294 seats.