Urmila Matondkar resigns from Congress, blames ‘petty in-house politics’

Almost five months after she joined the Congress, actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar resigned from the party Tuesday, blaming “vested interests in the party…and petty in-house politics.” “My political and social sensibilities refuse to allow vested interests in the party to use me as a mean to fight petty in-house politics instead of working on a bigger goal in Mumbai Congress,” Matondkar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Matondkar, who joined the Congress in March this year, was defeated by BJP stalwart Gopal Shetty in the polls. “To my utter dismay, the letter containing privileged and confidential communication was conveniently leaked to the media which according to me was an act of blatant betrayal. Needless to say, no one from the party was apologetic or even concerned towards me for the same despite my repeated protests,” Matondkar stated. She also stated some politicians named in her letter had a ‘shoddy’ performance of the congress in Mumbai North but were honored with newer positions. “It is obvious that the key functionaries of the Mumbai Congress are either unable or not committed to bringing about a change and transformation in the organisation for the betterment of the party,” Matondkar said. She added, “My political and social sensibilities refuse to allow vested interests in the party to use me as a mean to fight petty in-house politics instead of working on a bigger goal in Mumbai Congress.”