Mamata Banerjee is the eighth Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and the first woman to hold this office. She founded the Trinamool Congress in 1998 after splitting from the Indian National Congress and has represented the Bhabanipur constituency in the state assembly since 2011.
When Mamata Banerjee first joined the Congress (I) in the 1970s, she rose to be the General Secretary of the State Mahila Congress (I) from 1976 to 1980. She has previously served as an MP for Kolkata South in the Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Development under the P.V. Narasimha Rao government.
One of the defining moments in Mamata Banerjee’s political career was her involvement in the Singur and Nandigram movements. These movements — centered around land acquisition issues, particularly the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial projects — saw her rise as a leader and advocate for the rights of farmers and local communities in Bengal’s Singur and Nandigram districts. She received widespread support, eventually leading to the downfall of the 34-year-old Left Front government in West Bengal and her ascent to power.
A word of caution for Ms. Dey – time will soon tell if Ms. Mamata weathered the storm or is steering the ship which failed to see the rival ships in the rough seas. Maybe her sense of horizon has been muddied by the storm and she may well bask in the glory of these wins at her own peril.
This is in reply to Mr. Somnath Dhar’s comments.
Bengali Hindus are being butchered by Bengali Muslims in your neighbouring country of Bangladesh. Several hundred have been killed since the anti-Hasina protests began. Hope you are aware of it.
You are “committed to keep Ambani Adani funded BJP RSS thugs out of Bengal” but am sure you have nothing to say about the Islamo-fascist hooligans and criminals terrorizing Hindus, Christians and Buddhists in neighbouring Bangladesh. Even in West Bengal, large swathes of the territory is under the “management” of such Islamo-fascist criminals. There are places which are off limits for the Bengal Police.
Hindu Bengalis had the misfortune of having their state partitioned in 1947. If your supreme leader Ms. Mamata Banerjee does not course correct, quite soon enough, even West Bengal will see mass exodus of Hindus, fleeing from Islamists. As it is, large scale Hindu exodus is being observed in the border districts of West Bengal due to intimidation and violence orchestrated by Islamists. The Census data of 2025 is sure to point out the stark demographic change in the border districts of Bengal.
Wake up before it’s too late.
Else you will end up being the victim of “khela hobay”.
We Bengali Hindus, Bengali Muslims and Bengali Christians of Bengal is comitted to keep Ambani Adani funded BJP RSS fascist thugs led by Gujarat riots criminals Modi and Amit Shah out of Bengal to maintain to main Bengali culture and literature and to preserve the peace and integrity of Bengal.
Congratulations to Madam Momota Bannerjee.
Khela hobay jindabaad.
Congratulations to Ms. Sreyashi Dey!
Your leader, Ms. Mamata Banerjee, has won comprehensively. Her hooligans and thugs rule over Bengal.
Ms. Sreyashi Dey’s happiness and glee is palpable. One can feel the words oozing happiness and contentment.
All along, she batted on behalf of the TMC govt. Her reporting on the RG Kar issue is a textbook example of “committed” journalism. It’s precisely because of pliant journalists like her that Mamata Banerjee is able to get away with her murderous acts and deeds.
Nevertheless, congratulations to Ms. Dey!