‘I never sent any message to Yusuf Pathan’, Sourav Ganguly broke his silence; Know the whole matter in 5 points

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 6, 2026

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Has completely rejected the reports in which it was claimed that he had contacted Yusuf Pathan and asked him to resign from his elected post, so that Mamata Banerjee could contest from that seat in the by-election. Ganguly said in clear words that the allegations made against him are completely false. He said that neither Mamata Banerjee ever asked him to convey any such message nor did he have any conversation with Yusuf Pathan on this subject.

The former Indian captain also clarified that he has never had any connection with political matters. The claims made in the report were published ‘ignoring the truth’.

What is the whole matter? Understand in 5 points

What was the claim after all? Some reports had claimed that Sourav Ganguly had contacted Yusuf Pathan and given him a message to leave his parliamentary seat, so that Mamata Banerjee could contest the by-election from that seat.
What did Ganguly say? Ganguly issued a statement saying that this allegation is completely false and he never conveyed any message on behalf of Mamata Banerjee.
Why did Mamata Banerjee’s name come up? There was political speculation in the reports regarding Baharampur Lok Sabha seat. This claim came to light in this context.
What is the role of Yusuf Pathan? Yusuf Pathan is currently an elected public representative. The report said that he was asked to resign, but Ganguly said that no such conversation took place.
What did Dada say about staying away from politics? Ganguly clearly said that he has never been involved in political matters and has not played the role of mediator for any political party or leader.

What did Ganguly say?

According to Ganguly, “It was alleged that I had contacted Yusuf Pathan on behalf of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and conveyed his message that he should resign from his constitutional post as the elected representative of the said constituency so that Mamata Banerjee could contest from that seat in the by-election. This claim is completely false. Mamata Banerjee had never requested me to convey any of her messages to Yusuf Pathan. It is extremely unfortunate that I have not been able to confirm the allegations. “I have never been involved in political matters with any person at any level.”