From copying PM Modi to challenging him, find out who Shyam Rangeela is, the Varanasi candidate

Shyam Rangeela has been doing humor since he was in school and college, and he is a skilled at impersonating others. Because of this aptitude, Shyam Rangeela made it to The Great Indian Laughter Challenge TV show, where he became well-known throughout the country

Comedian Shyam Rangeela has announced that he will run for Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. With this announcement, Shyam Rangeela has become a topic of conversation. Shyam Rangeela is well-known for impersonating Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has a large social media following. Although few people are aware of Shyam Rangeela’s real life, please tell us who he is and why he picked the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat to enter politics.

Shyam Rangeela is an inhabitant of Rajasthan
Shyam Rangeela resides in Manaktheri village, Pilibanga tehsil, Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan. Shyam Rangeela’s real name is Shyam Sundar, and he was born on August 25, 1994. Shyam Rangeela has been doing humor since he was in school and college, and he is a skilled at impersonating others. Because of this aptitude, Shyam Rangeela made it to The Great Indian Laughter Challenge TV show, where he became well-known throughout the country. Shyam Rangeela continued to perform humor and imitation on social media after leaving television. Shyam Rangeela rose to prominence, particularly for his impersonation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shyam Rangeela joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022, but after some time, he distanced himself from the party, claiming that he wanted to operate independently.

Shyam Rangeela has been at the center of numerous scandals.
Shyam Rangeela has been caught in controversy numerous times due to his impersonation of PM Modi. Shyam Rangeela created a film in 2021 that mimicked PM Modi at a petrol pump. In this video, Shyam Rangeela criticised the country’s growing petrol and diesel prices. There was a lot of debate regarding this video.

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Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on jungle safari. Following that, Shyam Rangeela created a video impersonating PM Modi in the jungle of Jhalana in Jaipur. In this video, Shyam Rangeela impersonates Prime Minister Modi and feeds fodder to a Nilgai, which is against reserve guidelines. There was a lot of criticism around this, and Shyam Rangeela eventually had to apologize.

Why is Shyam Rangeela contesting elections from Varanasi itself?
Shyam Rangeela has released a video on social media and announced to contest elections against PM Modi from Varanasi. In this video, Shyam Rangeela said that what happened in Surat and Indore should not happen in Varanasi, hence I decided to contest elections from Varanasi. It is noteworthy that nominations of many other candidates including Congress for Surat Lok Sabha seat were cancelled. Meanwhile, Congress candidates from Indore Lok Sabha seat withdrew their names after nomination.

In this way, the path has been cleared for the BJP candidate to win both the seats. Shyam Rangeela says that this should not happen in Varanasi, that is why he has decided to contest the elections as an independent candidate from Varanasi.