Divorce of the matter husband in bjp wife in tmc an emotional rollercoaster of reality tv era

Divorce of the matter husband in bjp wife in tmc an emotional rollercoaster of reality tv era

The closer an election looms these days, the more feverish becomes traffic of netas from one party to another. Voters worry about what this means for us, but that this to and fro takes a toll on said netas’ families too is not oft discussed. A modish couple from Bengal has changed all that this week. Not only has BJP Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan’s wife Sujata Mondal Khan joining TMC sundered their relationship, watching both of them obligingly cry their case on a split TV screen has taken audiences deep into their emotional saga.

It’s such a perfect desi top up to a pandemic year where when time has felt bottomless, umpteen new fans have been pulled into the world of ‘interpersonal conflict as entertainment’ which is reality TV. Her submissions pull at the heartstrings. He has really been neglecting her. For months he hasn’t bothered to ask if she has eaten or how she has slept. When BJP hasn’t even made him the chief ministerial face, why is he wrathful with a wife who has only meandered elsewhere in pursuit of respect? Saumitra chokes with emotion in turn, wailing that his wife has been stolen by TMC. Then with Shakespearean fire he declares, “Sujata is no more for me,” and not just wife even life he would sacrifice for BJP.

Wear your heart on your sleeve. The political is the personal. This Bengali saga has just opened the tap on heartfelt axioms. Because we so get it. Our family WhatsApp group has been a trial too. We have also been battling an uncle and two cousins on Twitter. Once upon a time they used to say politics is the art of the possible. But in the age of social media and reality TV compromise is impossible, parting is sweet not sorrow.