New Delhi : Shehzad Poonawalla, who had resigned as the BJP’s national spokesperson, has once again urged the party leadership to accept his resignation and relieve him of his organisational responsibilities. In a letter addressed to BJP president Nitin Nabin and shared on X, Poonawalla said he was grateful that the party had earlier rejected his resignation and asked him to reconsider.
“The events of the last few days, courtesy certain individuals about whom I have told you in great detail, have forced me to reinforce and stand by my earlier decision,” he said, without naming the individuals. Poonawalla, who joined the BJP in late 2021, had emerged as one of the party’s prominent faces and among its most prominent Muslim voices within the organisation.
Poonawalla reiterated that he would move to the private sector because of “pressing emergency financial and personal circumstances”. At the same time, he said he would continue to support the vision and work of Prime Minister Modi and the BJP “wherever possible and in whatever format possible”. “I am only leaving the Vyavastha, not the Vyakti or Vichar,” Poonawalla said, indicating that his decision to leave the party organisation did not amount to a break with his political allegiance to Modi or the BJP’s ideological framework.
The 38-year-old lawyer-turned-politician began his political career with the Congress, but rose to national prominence after breaking with the party and rebelled against Rahul Gandhi’s election as Congress chief. He joined the BJP and became one of its most recognisable national spokespersons, frequently representing the party in television debates, press briefings and on social media.
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