{"id":450201,"date":"2024-05-08T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/monty-panesars-political-stint-over-in-one-week-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:08:42","slug":"monty-panesars-political-stint-over-in-one-week-off-the-field-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/monty-panesars-political-stint-over-in-one-week-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Monty Panesar&#8217;s political stint over in one week | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109952422,imgsize-52380.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Monty Panesar<!-- -->, the former England spinner, has announced his decision to withdraw as a parliamentary candidate for the <!-- -->Workers Party of Great Britain<!-- -->, led by <!-- -->George Galloway<!-- -->. This announcement comes just one week after Panesar&#8217;s high-profile unveiling by Galloway in Westminster.<br \/>The 42-year-old had been selected to contest the <!-- -->Ealing Southall seat<!-- --> in West London at the upcoming general election.However, following a series of difficult media interviews, Panesar has chosen to end his brief foray into politics.<br \/>In one particularly challenging interview, Panesar struggled to articulate his stance on the United Kingdom&#8217;s continued membership in NATO. This, among other factors, likely contributed to his decision to step down as a candidate.<br \/>&#8220;I&#8217;m a proud Brit who has had the honour to represent my country at the highest level of cricket,&#8221; Panesar wrote on X.<br \/>&#8220;I now want to do my bit to help others but I recognise I am at the beginning of my journey and still learning about how politics can help people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So today I am withdrawing as a General Election candidate for The Workers Party,&#8221; he added.<br \/>&#8220;I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish The <!-- -->Workers Party<!-- --> all the best but look forward to taking some time to mature and find my political feet so I am well prepared to deliver my very best when I next run up to the political wicket.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Panesar had expressed prime ministerial aspirations and said that he wanted to be &#8220;the voice for the workers of this country&#8221;.<br \/>Panesar, whose full name is Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, became the first practising Sikh to represent England in 2006 during a tour of India.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/off-the-field\/monty-panesars-political-stint-over-in-one-week\/articleshow\/109952483.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Monty Panesar, the former England spinner, has announced his decision to withdraw as a parliamentary candidate for the Workers Party of Great Britain, led by George Galloway. 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