In yet another setback for the Congress, former President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee joined Trinamool Congress on Monday afternoon. He been a two-term MP in the Lok Sabha in his father’s seat of Jangipur. But he lost the last election.
The former Congress leader thanked Mamata Banerjee for the warm welcome and hoped that she would be able to establish TMC at the national level. “The way Mamata Banerjee halted the recent communal wave by BJP, I believe that in the future, with the support of others, she would be able to do the same in the entire country, ” he said.
Mukherjee, hinting that his position in Congress did not hold much weightage, said that he had not been included in any group or position previously, except primary membership. “Therefore, I have joined TMC as a soldier and will work accordingly with the party’s instructions. I will work to maintain integrity and secularism,” he said while addressing a press conference in the state capital.
Abhijit Mukherjee has joined a long list of prominent faces, including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and Himanta Biswa Sarma, who have announced their shift from Congress in last few years.
Meanwhile, previously, Mukherjee had denied ‘rumours’ of joining TMC. “I remain in the Congress and reports that I am joining Trinamool or any other party are not correct,” he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
