Harbhajan Singh clears the air on joining politics

Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has brushed aside speculations suggesting that he might be joining politics anytime soon, saying he has no intention to do the same. “I have no intentions of joining politics any time soon. Please stop spreading rumors,” Harbhajan said on Twitter. Days after possibilities of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joining the Congress Party sooner than later emerged, there have been speculations that Harbhajan might also join the Sonia Gandhi-led party. There were also reports that the Indian spinner has been in talks with Congress leaders about joining the party and likely to contest from Jalandhar in the assembly elections in Punjab.

I have no intentions of joining politics any time soon. Please stop spreading rumors.

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— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 22, 2016

Harbhajan will be part of the upcoming season of “Roadies”, titled “Roadies Rising”, along with actress Neha Dhupia. “Youth are the future of our country and ‘Roadies’ has been the most popular youth show ever. It is not just a show, but a lifestyle. ‘Roadies’ is synonymous with adventure, strength, courage and hard work and this is reason enough for my excitement to be a part of this season of ‘Roadies Rising’,” Harbhajan said in a statement. The cricketer, who is married to actress Geeta Basra, is “looking forward to experiencing the pulse of the millennial generation in India”. “We haven’t started shooting the show and neither has the crew shared any details. I would like to keep it that way. I want it to be a surprise for me,” he added. Neha will be back as one of the gang leaders of “Roadies Rising”.

Harbhajan has represented India in 103 Tests, 236 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 21 T20Is.

(With inputs from IANS)