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injuries during campaigning in
Nandigram.
Striving to prove that “Ban-
gla nijer meyekei chaye” (Ben-
gal wants its own daughter),
she continues her stride in the
political spectrum of the na-
tion that began in 1975 mak-
ing the headlines by dancing
on the car of the most influ-
ential leaders of that time Jay-
aprakash Narayan as a mark of
protest.
Forty-six years have passed
since then; her fighting spir-
it continue to shine in Indi-
an politics. She is ‘Nation’s
Didi’ Mamata Banerjee. She
became the chief minister of
West Bengal in 2011 by ending
the 34-year-long CPI(M) re-
gime, one of the longest-serv-
ing elected governments in the TMC supporters celebrate the party's victory during the election result day for West Bengal assembly election, in
world. Now after ruling the Kolkata on Sunday. (ani Photo)
state for two successive terms,
the game of thrown of 2021
was not less than a do-or-die
situation for her.
Mamata’s poll campaign
this time got a new dimension
with a wheelchair after she suf-
fered an injury in March, 2021
while campaigning in Nandi-
gram.
It is worth mentioning that
the West Bengal Chief Min-
ister spared no dais to launch
scathing attacks on Prime Min-
ister Modi. However, the Mo-
di-Mamata battle was quite vis-
ible even before the 2019 Lok
Sabha elections. She played an
instrumental role in bringing
together all opposition parties
against the Centre prior to the
2019 general elections.
Mamata Banerjee started
her political career as a Youth TMC supporter celebrates the party's victory near West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee residence during election
Congress worker in the 1970s. result day for West Bengal assembly election, at Kalighat in Kolkata on Sunday. (ani Photo)
She quickly rose the ranks and
became the general secretary dle-class family, Mamata Ba- the University of Calcutta. She borders and slippers are all that
of Mahila Congress and lat- nerjee worked as a milk booth also worked as a stenographer define the fashion statement of
er All India Youth Congress. vendor to battle poverty. Her and a private tutor before join- Mamata Banerjee.
In 1984 she was elected as a father passed away due to the ing full-time politics. As the ‘Khela’ of power in
member of parliament in the lack of treatment when she was Another disposition of Ma- West Bengal ended with the
8th Lok Sabha becoming one just 17. The fighter in her never mata Banerjee is her minimal- completion of vibrant eight-
of India’s youngest parliamen- let the barriers dominate her. ist lifestyle. Despite being the phased state assembly elec-
tarians. She founded the All She continued her education Chief Minister, she still lives in tions on Thursday, all eyes are
India Trinamool Congress in and earned a Bachelor’s degree her ancestral terracotta-tiled on the counting of votes that
1997 after a disagreement with in History, a Master’s degree roof house at Kolkata’s Harish will take place on Sunday.
Congress. in Islamic History and degrees Chatterjee Street. White cot- Following Trinamool Con-
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