If my party wants, I'll fight polls: Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia

I am passionate about India and about making it a better place, said Bhutia

Sikkim might be perceived as a paradise but there's a lot that is rotten in the state. Its newest politician, footballer Bhaichung Bhutia tells Aditi Phadnis what he dreams of achieving through the Hamro Sikkim party he launched earlier this week.

You’ve been a sportsman. What gave you the idea of joining politics?

The idea of joining politics while being a sportsperson is nothing extraordinary. It is politicians who make policy for sport and if we have a sportsman thinking about these policies as a politician, obviously it will benefit sport.

Politics in India is looked down upon. It is