Abhijit Mukherjee, ex-MP and Pranab Mukherjee’s son, joins TMC

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee on Monday joined the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata.

After joining the TMC, Mukherjee said he had full faith in the leadership qualities of Mamata Banerjee. “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 was quoted as saying by ANI.

He added, “I had not been included in any group or position of the Congress party, 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.”

Recently, Abhijit Mukherjee was seen voicing support for Mamata Banerjee on Twitter during the fake vaccination row in Kolkata.

In a tweet, he had said, “If Didi Mamata Banerjee is to be blamed personally for a fake vaccination camp by an impersonating IAS Officer Debanjan Deb, then surely ModiJi is to blamed for all the scams by Nirav Modi ,Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi etc. So no point blaming the Govt of WB for an individual act”.