Kolkata: Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty was flown back to Kolkata from Raiganj on Sunday after he fell ill while campaigning for the BJP during the ongoing Assembly election in Raiganj on Sunday.

The 70-year-old film star had said he shared a “spiritual relationship” with Bhagwat. “It is a very deep spiritual relation. There was a plan that he would come to my home when he visits Mumbai. It so happened that I returned to Mumbai from Lucknow after a shoot and he too is in Mumbai.

Chakraborty was once known for his radical Left leanings but later he became close to several top Left leaders, including late Subhash Chakraborty. He earned fame after he debuted in Mrinal Sen’s award winning movie ‘Mrigayaa’.