Lucknow, Jan 17: Even before actor Sanjay Dutt has spoken as a ‘politician’, he has already become a hit among masses. Sanjay Dutt, who will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow constituency on a Samajwadi Party ticket, on Saturday received an overwhelming response from the crowd gathered outside the Lucknow airport when he arrived in the city for his first political rally.  In a unique gesture to connect with the masses, Sanjay was seen riding a bicycle while leading the rally. People in huge numbers turned out on the streets of Lucknow in support of Sanjay Dutt.  The actor-turned-politician is being accompanied by wife Manyatta and Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tewari in his first ever political rally.  While addressing the media and the people, Sanjay said that he was in Lucknow to serve the people and was determined to help them out.  Meanwhile, his wife Manyatta also made her presence felt by saying that she too sees a lot of hope and ambition for the people of Lucknow.  There were also reports that some protestors planned to give the actor a hard time during his first political rally in the constituency as several hoardings targeting Dutt for his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case for illicitly keeping arms have been put up in the city. “Lucknow is our heaven, we do not want AK-47,” was seen written on hoardings at quite a few well-known places in the city ahead of Dutt’s roadshow.  The 49-year-old Dutt was sentenced to six-year imprisonment after being convicted under the Arms Act for possessing illegal weapons in connection with 1993 Mumbai blasts case. He was granted bail after he filed an appeal against the verdict of the TADA court.  Yesterday, while announcing his nomination, Dutt said that he has forgiven his sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt.  “Priya has denied having said anything against me. Even if she has said something against me, I forgive her as she is my kid sister,” Sanjay, flanked by SP leader Amar Singh, told reporters at his suburban Bandra residence here.  Asserting that he was no longer an accused under the anti-terror law TADA, Sanjay said he was only charged under the Arms Act and the media should keep this difference in mind while reporting about him.  Sanjay had been mum on his intentions of jumping into the electoral fray despite SP announcing him as its candidate from Lucknow. Asked last week about his reaction, he had said “Not now”.  Priya had also objected to Sanjay contesting elections on a SP ticket, saying the Dutts have a “Congress family”.  Maintaining that there was no fight within the family over his entering the political arena, Sanjay said the Dutts have always supported the Gandhi family.  Going a step further, Amar Singh said if Sonia Gandhi wants to give Sanjay the poll ticket, “we will step back and still support him”.  “There is no legal hurdle in Sanjay’s contesting the polls,” Singh said.  “Even if there are some issues, they will be sorted out. The court has so far not made any observations,” he said.  Sanjay cited cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s case, saying “if Sidhu, who faced murder charge, can contest, why can’t I”?  Clarifying reports about Sanjay’s wife Manyata being a candidate in case Sanjay was unable to contest, Singh said she was never a candidate.