Shyam Rangeela had earlier supported BJP in 2014 General elections...
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who become famous due to when he performed in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, receiving a standing ovation from the judge, on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Rajasthan. The Party's in - charge of Rajasthan Vinay Mishra had given membership of the party to Shyam Rangeela.
Later on Thursday, the Twitter page of AAP confirmed with a post, which said : "Famous comedian @ShyamRangeela of Rajasthan joins AAP. Shyam Rangeela ji has been bringing smiles on the sad faces of people with his scarcasm. Now, along with art, he will awaken the light of education and health revolution in association with the Aam Aadmi Party, which does 'politics of work' in the country."
The picture along with a tweet had both Shyam Rangeela and Arvind Kejriwal. Shyam Rangeela, too, posted a picture and wrote: "Rajasthan also needs 'politics of work', and we are with 'politics of work' and AAP."
"I have never seen any politician who has asked for votes by saying 'if you don't like my work then don't vote for me next time' except for AAP. I'm somewhere influenced by them and it led me to join the party", Rangeela said.
Appreciating the party's performance in Delhi, Rangeela added that, AAP doesn't play the blame game like other political organisations. "I would have supported AAP irrespective of its win in the recent Punjab elections based on its developmental work in Delhi. People of Rajasthan are also calling for a change in the leadership and willing to give AAP a chance this time. After 5 years, if AAP doesn't perform well in the state, people will have other parties to choose from and I will also embark on my way too", He has no plans to contest elections for now and said he will work independently.
Rangeela earlier supported the Bharatiya Janta Party during the 2014 general elections. He said he was influenced by the talks of development and change. "I attended rallies and worked for BJP independently on my own in 2014. No one from the party appointed me for that", he said.
He also expressed concerns over the censorship of his shows, and said that directors and producers invite him to shows but when asked for permission, the channels bar him entry. "My performance was banned at a comedy show in 2017. This never happened before 2014", Rangeela said.
Shyam Rangeela had also visited the Delhi Government School and Mohalla Clinic and praised the arrangements there.
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