Suresh Shyamlal Gupta

Suresh Gupta
Born
Suresh Shyamlal Gupta

(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materPadmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering
Occupation(s)Politician, social activist
Years active2006 - present
Known forAll Indian Cine Workers Association
Political partyIndian National Congress

Suresh Shyamlal Gupta (born 26 March 1988)[1] is an Indian politician, trade union leader, and social activist. He is the founder and president of the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) and holds the position of Mumbai President for the youth wing of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). He also serves as a committee member of the Government of Maharashtra focusing on industries, labor, and energy.

As president of the INTUC body, he busted an illegal kidney racket at Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai in 2016.[2][3] As president of AICWA, he objected to the Netflix web series Sacred Games for insulting former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.[4][5] Following the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, he announced a ban on Pakistani artists and singers in India[6][7] and an industry boycott of singer Mika Singh for performing at a wedding event in Pakistan.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Kidney for a price". theweek.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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  4. ^ "Another Congress activist lodges complaint against 'Sacred Games'". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ Scroll Staff (12 July 2018). "Second police complaint filed against Netflix series 'Sacred Games'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Bollywood ban may hurt Pakistan more than India". BBC.
  7. ^ "AICWA to PM Modi, Sushma Swaraj: Cancel work visas of Pakistani artists, requests strict action". India TV. 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Singer Mika Singh banned from Indian film industry after his performance at a high profile event in Karachi". Bollywood Life. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Press release" (PDF). Law Street Journal. 10 February 2024.