There was talk that Sanju baba had been roped in as the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow by buddy Amar Singh. Sanjay Dutt, Bollywood’s Khalnayak, has responded to the rumors of him contesting the upcoming Indian elections. He says its “not true”. Sanjay Dutt has set the record straight once and for all. Putting all rumors to rest, the actor on Monday said that he is not contesting the Lok Sabha elections. He also extended full support to his sister Priya Dutt, who is a Congress candidate from Mumbai Northwest constituency.

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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt took to Twitter to put to rest rumors of him contesting the Lok Sabha polls. "The rumor about me contesting for the Lok Sabha elections is not true. I stand with my country and in full support for my sister Priya Dutt. I urge everyone to come out in maximum numbers and cast their vote for our nation!" he tweeted.

Akshay Kumar, Bollywood’s Khiladi, had to issue a similar clarification a week ago. “Politics is not on my agenda,” he said. There were rumors that Akshay is likely to contest the elections on a BJP ticket. On the professional front, Sanjay Dutt is currently preparing for Panipat, Kalank, Prasthanam, and Torbaaz. Sanjay Dutt has completed one-and-a-half month schedule shooting in Jaipur for his upcoming historical period drama, Panipat. 

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