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The untimely death of Ram Vilas Paswan, the Dalit leader from Bihar in 2020 left a void in Indian politics and in the life of his son Chirag Paswan who was left to carry forward the legacy of his father, a leader with a national appeal. However, the absence of his father proved harmful for Chirag whose political career was brought to a halt on Monday as was his predicament in Bollywood many years earlier. The sitting Lok Sabha MP from Jamui who called himself PM Modi’s ‘Hanuman’ and donated Rs 1.11 lakh for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was knocked out in a family coup. Notably, history has been witness to many such political family feuds which led to ousting of future leaders. Chirag Paswan Ousted On Monday, five of the six Lok Janshakti Party MPs in Lok Sabha rebelled against Chirag and elected Pashupati Kumar Paras, the youngest brother of the former’s father, in his place, causing a big churn in Bihar politics. A day later, Chirag was sacked from the post of the party’s national president, too. Interestingly, Chirag was outmaneuvered within months of taking over the mantle by his kin. One of the five-party leaders to revolt against Chirag is his own cousin Prince Raj, the MP from Samastipur. Raj is the son of Ram Chandra Paswan, the former Lok Sabha MP who died in 2019. Naidu Seizes Power from NTR A seasoned actor NT Rama Rao also had to face the same predicament as Chirag. Entering politics at 60, NTR launched his Telugu Desam Party while his son-in-law, N Chandrababu Naidu was drafted to build the TDP organization. NTR reigned as chief minister of Andhra for as good as 13 years when in 1995 his son-in-law and trusted lieutenant Naidu rebelled against him. Justifying his coup, Naidu said he had been forced to act against his father-in-law because of NTR’s second wife Lakshmi Parvathi’s growing influence over party affairs and on the state government. Overnight, NTR was brought on the streets with his downfall being as dramatic as his spectacular rise.

WTC Final: How New Zealand match India’s bench strength | Cricket News – Times of India The Indian team’s victory over Australia at Gabba in January this year was seen as the victory of India’s sterling bench strength. India’s strong cricket structure has become the envy of the world and it has hogged much of the credit for Virat Kohli‘s team making the World Test Championship final. New Zealand, their opponents in the final, have proven that they too have a strong supply line when they beat England in a Test match without six of their first-choice players at Edgbaston last week. Here, we are talking about a cricketing nation with a po[CENSORED]tion of 5.1 million taking on a team which selects a team from a po[CENSORED]tion of 1.3 billion. New Zealand coach Gary Stead offered an insight into how New Zealand cricket works. “We have just six teams playing domestic cricket and there are around 90 players to choose from. It actually works for us because we can work on them closely,” Stead said during a virtual media interaction from Southampton on Tuesday. “We have the New Zealand ‘A’ tours much like India. Obviously, India’s po[CENSORED]tion gives them more resources. But it works in our favour that we have these many cricketers. We work with them individually, give them their roles and groom them,” he added. Ross Taylor put things in perspective. “When I started out, there were only three or four players in the New Zealand team who were top quality international players. Now we have a team full of them. The exposure in IPL has helped too,” Taylor reckoned. New Zealand clear Williamson, Watling for WTC final against India The New Zealand team has made it to three finals of ICC World events in the last six years. Rugby remains the most po[CENSORED]r sport in the country but cricket has started to make a headway. “We have put smiles back on the faces of fans. There has been an upswing since the 2015 World Cup. Making it to two World Cup finals has certainly helped,” Stead said. Browse through both the team sheets and you will find like-for-like replacements available for each player on both teams. In essence, two teams with the best bench strengths are playing. Would have retired if we had won the 2019 World Cup: Taylor The New Zealand team is back in England after the heartbreak of the 2019 World Cup final. Ross Taylor makes no bones about the fact that they are looking at redemption here. “It was disappointing to have lost that match at Lord’s. When you lose and you’re at the age that I was, you think that might be the last time I ever get to play a World Cup final, so it’s nice for me to be here. If we had won that game, I might have retired after that, so I’m glad that I didn’t and that I’m here today,” Taylor said.

'Opportunist' Mukul Roy's exit will make no difference, says BJP even as concern rise over lobby politics Several BJP leaders downplayed the impact of Mukul Roy's return to TMC, with Dilip Ghosh saying Roy himself wasn't sure whether the BJP 'gained anything' The BJP leadership in West Bengal downplayed senior leader Mukul Roy's exit from the party and his return to the Mamta Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, even as some raised concerns over "lobby politics" within the party. Speaking to reporters, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said that he was not sure if the BJP would lose anything from Roy's decision, given that he was "unsure whether we gained anything" from his entry three-and-half years back. "Right now, we are bothered about more serious issues as the cycle of violence goes on unabated in the state. We are bothered about the safety of our workers, who are being targeted by TMC activists," Ghosh added. BJP state unit vice president Joyprakash Majumder, on his part, extended his best wishes to Roy and said that he should immediately quit all saffron party posts. "Mukul babu is a veteran leader, he is a known face in Bengal politics. We wish him the best in his new innings but shouldn't he forthwith quit from the primary membership and all other posts of the BJP? Should he not resign as the MLA as he had won a seat on the Lotus (BJP) symbol," Majumder said. Roy, who held the post of national vice president in the saffron camp, along with son Shubranshu, was welcomed back to the TMC by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other senior leaders. He had joined the BJP back in 2017. Lobby politics in Bengal adversely affecting BJP Hours before Roy made his re-entry or ghar wapsi into the Trinamool Congress, former MP Anupam Hazra claimed that "lobby politics at play is adversely affecting the party". Taking to Twitter, Hazra said that it was high time that the state unit of the BJP put an end to the practice and utilise leaders according to their merit. The former MP, who had switched over from the TMC to the BJP in 2018, however, asserted that he will continue to be a part of the saffron camp under all circumstances. "Too much importance has been accorded to one or two leaders while ignoring and humiliating the rest. That has led to the present sad situation. There is also no trace of the royal passengers who had taken a chartered flight," the academic-turned politician, who had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, said. Hazra was possibly referring to TMC turncoats Baishali Dalmiya, Rajib Banerjee and Prabir Ghosal, who had taken a chartered flight to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence in Delhi earlier this year. He further said, "Please don't give me the tag of a disgruntled leader for this post. I am with the BJP and will remain in the BJP. But the dirty lobby politics should come to an end. This is all I want." A section of state BJP leaders are of the view that Roy and other senior leaders, including Sabyasachi Dutta, were not accorded due importance by the saffron party top brass during the Assembly elections, and only a handful of leaders, such as Suvendu Adhikari and actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty were given all responsibilities. Hazra hinted that he too was not made a part of important discussions at the party. "Hoping to get an invite to state unit meetings of the BJP as per protocol," he said.