New Delhi: Seasoned actor and former BJP leader Dharmendra took a U-turn on his earlier comment on Congress MP Sunil Jakhar, and expressed confidence that his son Sunny Deol would win the electoral battle from Punjab's Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat.
Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, Dharmendra said, "Jakhar is not even worth mentioning. Who is this Jakhar? I do not know any Jakhar," he said.
The 83-year-old has been vociferously campaigning for his son Sunny Deol, who is contesting from Gurdaspur on a BJP ticket.
Earlier, Dharmendra had said that he would not have allowed his son to contest from Gurdaspur, had he known that he is pitted against Congress MP Sunil Jakhar.
In 2004, the veteran actor had refused to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Balram Jakhar from Churu in Rajasthan. That year he won the polls from Bikaner.
Dharmendra, who had served as the BJP Parliamentarian from Bikaner between 2004 and 2009, said his son would emulate him and do the good work he had done.
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Brushing off talks that Sunny's 'shy nature' would have an effect on the minds of voters, Dharmendra said, "Yes, my son is shy, but it is always the shy natured ones that do the most amount of work. His shy nature will not stop him. He has a lot of spunk."
He also said that they were receiving a lot of love from all the age groups, as was "clearly visible" throughout their campaign.
Voting will be held in Gurdaspur on May 19 in the seventh and final phase of the elections. Results for all seven phases will be declared on May 23.
