Mysterious posters of 'new-look' Trinamool flood parts of Kolkata
2 years, 4 months ago

Mysterious posters of 'new-look' Trinamool flood parts of Kolkata

India TV News  

Highlights The posters and hoardings carrying only the picture of Abhishek Banerjee The posters did not carry the picture of Mamata Banerjee A phenomenon unheard of since the inception of Trinamool in 1998 The people in certain pockets of south Kolkata, especially around Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in the Kalighat area, were greeted with 'mysterious' posters and hoardings on Wednesday morning. The posters and hoardings carrying only the picture of Abhishek Banerjee, the CM's nephew and Trinamool Congress' national general secretary, claimed that the party will emerge with a new look just as people want within the next six months. Trying to downplay the incident, Trinamool spokesman Kunal Ghosh said, "It is quite possible that some party followers may have put up such posters and hoardings based on some recent comments by Abhishek Banerjee. "The rate at which top Trinamool leaders are being put behind bars over their involvement in various scams, the party will cease to exist within the next six months," Adhikari said.

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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