The importance of being Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu's role as a jester doesn't have political implications, feels Diptosh Majumdar.

He has not matured into a man married to politics and electioneering in a way an aspiring, full-time politician would have. Sidhu still stands on the peripheries, playing to the gallery, importing elements from the world of showbiz and firing up the political imagination with tidbits conceived for the Laughter Challenge show. Sidhu has retained his impulsive nature, is a shade impetuous and can, sometimes, be very unpredictable. These are not traits of an experienced, street-smart politician. ... But the BJP believes in him.