Former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia quits TMC

Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia quit Trinamool Congress on Monday morning.

Announcing his decision on Twitter, the legendary striker wrote: “As of today, I have officially resigned from the membership and all the official and political posts of All India Trinamool Congress party. I am no longer a member or associated with any political party in India.”

There has been no reaction from the Trinamool Congress to the resignation yet. A member of TMC since 2013, Bhutia had fought the 2016 Assembly elections from Siliguri but lost to CPM veteran Ashok



Bhattacharya by a margin of 14,072 votes.

However, Bhutia went against the party’s official line on Gorkhaland by supporting the statehood movement during last year’s 104-day-long agitation. His resignation comes closely after West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee accused Bhutia’s native state Sikkim of fomenting trouble in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal.

However, since his announcement of resignation, Bhutia has switched off his phone and has not explained the reason behind his resignation.