{"id":13171,"date":"2026-08-17T05:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13171"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:05:10","slug":"warm-goodbye-to-the-party-i-love-shehzad-poonawalla-resigns-from-bjp-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13171","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Warm goodbye to the party I love&#8217;: Shehzad Poonawalla resigns from BJP &#8216;once again&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133287011,imgsize-973308,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ani.jpg\" alt=\"'Warm goodbye to the party I love': Shehzad Poonawalla resigns from BJP 'once again'\" title=\"Shehzad Poonawalla resubmits resignation\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shehzad Poonawalla resubmits resignation\">Shehzad Poonawalla resubmits resignation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla has once again submitted his resignation from all party posts, urging the party to accept it after his earlier resignation was rejected.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on X, Poonawalla said he had \u201conce again submitted\u201d his resignation letter to BJP president Nitin Nabin and requested that it be accepted. He expressed gratitude to the BJP and its senior leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda and BL Santhosh, for their guidance and support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Poonawalla said he was \u201ceternally grateful\u201d for the opportunities and platform provided to him by the BJP and the larger Sangh Parivar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cIn no other country and no other party would a story like mine, of a young, Pasmanda Muslim, non dynast, even be possible,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Poonawalla had earlier tendered his resignation from all party posts, but the BJP had not accepted it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;Please read this letter in continuation with my last letter dated 30th of July 2026, where I offered to resign unconditionally from all positions and primary membership of the BJP due to pressing financial and personal circumstances. It was extremely touching and I am indeed grateful that the party refused to accept my resignation letter immediately and requested me to reconsider the decision. But after long and hard contemplation, I have arrived at a final decision that I would like to press for relieving me from my role as National Spokesperson and active primary membership of the BJP,&#8221; Poonawalla said in his resignation letter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/warm-goodbye-to-the-party-i-love-shehzad-poonawalla-resigns-from-bjp-once-again\/articleshow\/133286984.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shehzad Poonawalla resubmits resignation NEW DELHI: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla has once again submitted his resignation from all party posts, urging the party to accept it after his earlier resignation was rejected.In a post on X, Poonawalla said he had \u201conce again submitted\u201d his resignation letter to BJP president Nitin Nabin and requested that it 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