Actress and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mimi Chakraborty was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in New Delhi on Monday regarding its money laundering investigation into alleged illegal online betting platforms.
The probe is focused on how these platforms supposedly use surrogate advertising to raise funds from users. Officials said several of these platforms host betting and gambling links that are advertised across social media and on app stores. As part of the same investigation, the ED has already recorded the statements of former Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina.
The summons triggered a political row in West Bengal. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, “The law will follow its own course. I am no one to say anything about the notice. However, thanks to the agency on behalf of the audience of Bengali films for helping in the promotion of the film Raktabeej 2. After the film becomes a superhit, Mimi will also thank them…”
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Ghosh countered, “There are many actors, politicians who are involved in such illegal activities and TMC’s maximum leaders are involved in such activities. TMC’s politics is about making money; they have no rules.”
In 2023, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued multiple advisories cautioning newspapers, news channels, online publishers, and social media platforms against carrying advertisements for online betting and gambling services.
Also read: ‘Politics is not my cup of tea’: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty
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