Tapas Paul
Tapas Paul | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 September 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Member of parliament (MP) Politician |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Nandini Paul |
| Children | Paul |
Tapas Pal | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Constituency | Krishnanagar, West Bengal |
Tapas Paul (born Tapas Paul on 29 September 1958) is a Bengali actor from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2009 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[1][2]
Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.[1][3]
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder. He received a Filmfare Award for his role in Saheb.[3] He acted in many other movies such as Bhalobasha Bhalobasha and Guru Dakshina.
Filmography
Awards
Political career
He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He was an MLA from Alipore for two terms (2001-2006 & 2006-2009). Currently, he is the MP of Krishnanagar since 2009.
Controversy
On 30 June 2014, a video emerged of a speech "apparently six to seven weeks old", by Tapas Pal in [5] In the video, Tapas Pal is reported to have threatened workers of the rival party with violence[5][6][7]
Another report said that his remarks were made during a workers' meeting in Chowmaha village on June 14, and he said:[8][9]
if any one Virodhi(opponent) touches any one Trinomool girl, any father, any child, I will raid/destroy his gushti (entire extended family). I will send my boys, they will rape and go. .... If any CPM(Communist Party of India - Marxist) worker dares to touch my Trinamool (people), I will destroy his gushti. I will have the final say on this matter: Till today they(opponent) have beaten little kids, mothers, sisters. This village's all people, those who are virodhis(opponents), I am cautioning them, be very cautions. I will live up there, and I will come every month to this village. If I hear even one bad incident, and get witness; I will not leave the culprit alone. Therefore, I am telling the virodhis, "live carefully". I am a Trinamool congress worker, not an MP, a worker. If there is any CPM worker out there in the audience, I am showing them my shoe. I am telling them, what they have done that day... when the commando force came, they(opponents/culprits) ran through this way, every one of them ran away. ... I will not say anything more, because my head is very hot(I am very angry). I am saying, everyone be careful. From today onwards, if any CPM(Communist Party of India - Marxist) touches anyone from my Trinoomul, I will end their gushti (entire extended family). (their) house, home, gushti, I will end. This I am saying clearly.
In another incident, in a second video from the village called Tehatta on the same day, Tapas Paul was seen purportedly provoking his supporters to slit the throat of opposition members.[10][11]
Humans who murder Humans cannot be Humans. Their mothers must have slept with dogs,... that's why they have murdered so many. I am saying one thing: Do not spare CPM workers... I am saying this again and again. I will finish them off. Know Boti ? Boti is for cutting necks... ...this old man and old lady, suffering so much my heart is breaking. My brothers, sisters, and friends, I am asking kindly, do not spare them(CPM), please. ...if you can kill, kill. Kill the CPM. The man who came here today, his granddaughter
In a third video from the village named Teghoria on the same day, Tapas Paul provoked his supporters to rampage the house of a CPI-M worker named Rafiqul.
Personal life
He is married to Nandini Paul. Nandini is a popular anchor of cookery shows on television[citation needed]. At present she is a participant of Bigg Boss Bangla. They have a daughter named Sohini Paul, who is also an actor in Tollywood.[12]
References
- ^ a b Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul india.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ^ Tapas Paul netapedia.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ^ a b Bengali Cinema: Tapas Pal calcuttaweb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ^ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Retrieved 16 October 2012. [dead link]
- ^ a b http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/caught-on-camera-tmc-mla-tapas-pal-openly-threatens-rape-murder_944022.html
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tmc-leader-tapas-pal-caught-in-video-threatening-women-with-rape-claims-he-said-raid-not-rape-1998715
- ^ http://www.firstpost.com/politics/shocker-tmc-mp-tapas-pal-threatens-opponents-with-rape-1596379.html
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/west-bengal/didis-mp-has-a-wish-to-kill-cpm-workers-send-his-boys-to-rape-their-families/99/
- ^ TMC MP Tapas Pal threatens rape, shows slipper to CPM ABP Anand news, youtube channel
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tapas-pal-rape-row-rages-2-more-tapes-of-trinamool-leaders-put-party-in-spot/1/369507.html
- ^ Another Video Of Tapas Pal Exhorting TMC Workers To Murder CPM Members Surfaces NNIS News - Youtube channel
- ^ Wind in my hairindiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
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