It is up to Ganguly whether he will attend PM's rally BJP

    Kolkata, Mar 2 (PTI) Amid speculation over Indian
cricket board president Sourav Ganguly attending the rally of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on March 7, the BJP on
Tuesday said that it would be up to the former cricketer to
decide whether he will be there or not.
    If the former Indian captain considers attending the
programme, health and weather conditions permitting, he will
be most welcome, BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya told
reporters in Kolkata.
    Ganguly was discharged from hospital on January 31,
three days after he underwent a fresh round of angioplasty to
clear clogged coronary arteries. Two more stents were
implanted during the surgery.
    Following a mild heart attack in early January, he was
diagnosed with Triple Vessel Disease. A stent was inserted
into one of the blocked arteries at that time.
    "We know Sourav is under rest at home. If he considers
attending the meeting, health and weather conditions
permitting, he will be most welcome. If he is present, we
think he will like it. The crowd will also like that. But we
don't know. It is for him to decide," Bhattacharya said.
There was no word from the side of the 48-year-old
BCCI chief on the issue.
    There has been speculation that he will join politics
ahead of the assembly election in the state. PTI SUS
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