Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is known for his simplicity. His performances have been crucial to India winning 2 ICC Trophies, T20 WC 2007, and ICC WC 2011. After his retirement from cricket, Gambhir joined politics. GG is known for his honest implication of policies as the Member of Parliament from the East Delhi constituency. In a recent press conference, Gautam Gambhir was questioned on why is he still working in the IPL despite being an MP. Known for his witty replies, GG had a befitting reply to the journalist. Moreover, he talked about how he spends lakhs per month to feed the needy people in his constituency.
It is noteworthy that Gautam has set up a ‘Jan Rasoi’ in Gandhi Nagar. The kitchen serves meals for just 1 Rupee. In addition, he had also set up a library in the area. On being questioned, Gautam says “If possible, someday publish this as well”. Later, he took to his official Twitter handle to share the video. Earlier, Gambhir was a part of the IPL commentary panel. This year, he took up the Mentor duties for the new franchise LSG.
Watch: Gautam Gambhir hailed for his befitting reply to questions about him participating in IPL
“Why I commentate in IPL or work in it is because I spend INR 25 lakh every month to feed 5000 people. This translates to roughly Rs. 2.75 crore per year. I’ve also spent INR 25 lakh to build a library. I spend all of this money from my own pocket and not from the MPLAD fund. The MPLAD fund doesn’t run my kitchen or other things that I do. I don’t have a tree in my house from where I can pluck money either. Only because I work, am I able to feed those 5000 people or establish that library. I have no shame in saying that I do commentary and work in the IPL. All of this that I do has an ultimate goal.”
Gautam Gambhir
