Guwahati: A video of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is going viral on social media these days, which brings back a special moment of his life. On Sunday, Sarma inaugurated the Kampur railway overbridge in Nagaon district. During this, he refreshed an old memory, when he had ridden an elephant at the same place as a child artist in an Assamese film about 40 years ago . Now after so many years, he rode an elephant again at the same place while inaugurating the new bridge.
Worked as a child artist in 1984
CM Sarma said that he had worked as a child artist in the 1984 Assamese film ‘Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hathi’ . In a scene from that film, he was riding an elephant on the Kapili Bridge in Kampur . Now when a new overbridge was built at the same place, he refreshed old memories by sitting on an elephant again on the occasion of inauguration. Sarma wrote on social media, “Perhaps many people do not know that I had played the role of a child artist in a film. In that film, I crossed a bridge sitting on an elephant, and today inaugurated the same bridge in a new form.”
Kampur Bridge dedicated to the public
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated a new railway overbridge built at a cost of Rs 63 crore to the people of Nagaon district. This overbridge will replace the old level crossing gate, which will eliminate the problem of traffic jams and ease movement. Apart from this, the Assam government has also renovated the historic Kapili River Bridge built in 1958-59 . Now it has been converted into a walkway for pedestrians and strolling.
The journey from film career to becoming the Chief Minister
This video of CM Sarma not only refreshes his old memories but also shows the story of his journey from film to the pinnacle of politics . Himanta Biswa Sarma, who once used to ride an elephant as a child artist in a film, has today become the biggest political face of Assam. His journey tells that it is impossible to say when someone’s time will change in life.
