Wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly referred to as The Great Khali, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at its headquarters in Delhi.
He joined the social gathering within the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Arun Singh, MoS Jitendra Singh and Lok Sabha MP Sunita Duggal.
At the BJP headquarters in Delhi (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
“I’m glad to have joined BJP… I feel that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s work for the nation makes him the right PM. So, I thought why not be a part of his governance for the nation’s development. I joined the party after being influenced by the BJP’s national policy,” Rana was quoted as saying by ANI.
Jitendra Singh welcomes Khali into the social gathering. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
Rana is well-known within the WWE Universe the place he battled skilled wrestlers like Batista, Shawn Michaels and even John Cena and Kane. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021, The wrestler, standing 7-foot-1, has appeared in movies like “MacGruber,” “Get Smart,” and “The Longest Yard.” He’s additionally opened up a wrestling faculty, serving to to get the following era of Indian Superstar hopefuls prepared for the ring.
His induction into the BJP comes on the day of the primary part of polling in Uttar Pradesh. The social gathering is gearing up for elections in 4 different states — Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand — in February and March.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
