West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari walked into the backyard of his predecessor Mamata Banerjee today, visiting a Kali Puja organised by her brother Babun Banerjee. The spot was just two houses away from Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat. The former Chief Minister’s door remained shut while he received a warm welcome at her brother’s puja.
Babun Banerjee touched Adhikari’s feet, garlanded him and declared his support for the Chief Minister.
In the aftermath of the electoral setback, Babun Banerjee had launched a blistering attack on the Trinamool Congress, blaming the party’s senior leaders for the defeat. It also brought into focus the isolation of Mamata Banerjee, whose party has been fragmented since it lost the election. He also claimed that his sister had disowned him long ago. “It felt very good. We are with you,” Babun Banerjee was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India after the visit. His remarks again exposed the unusually public rupture within the Banerjee family, which has been linked with the Trinamool Congress.
I told Dada (elder brother) just one thing: you keep moving forward. “Looking at what Suvendu Adhikari has done for Bengal in last six months, want see him become Chief Minister again,” he added.
