70-72 candidates paid ₹5 cr to TMC for ticket, I didn't get one as I refused to pay: Tiwary

Ex-India cricketer and outgoing TMC MLA Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday said the "TMC chapter is over" for him. He alleged the party denied him a ticket from Howrah's Shibpur constituency for refusing to pay ₹5 crore. "At least 70-72 candidates...paid around ₹5 crore to get ticket...Just check how many of those who paid...have managed to win," he added.