Former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma and 11 other Congress MLAs, who had defected to the Trinamul Congress last week, met party supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday.
In a video released by the TMC, the West Bengal CM was seen welcoming them to her party ceremonially with Uttariyo around their shoulder in her residence in Kalighat in presence of her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Mr Sangma and others, who have helped TMC to emerge as the main opposition party overnight in the North Eastern state, later attended the party’s working committee meeting chaired by Ms Banerjee to decide the party’s plans ahead of the Lok Sabha Election in 2024.
Today, AITC leaders from Meghalaya met with our Chairperson @MamataOfficial and our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc.
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) November 29, 2021
Special moments from the event 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/jM4gZkVCS5
Ms Banerjee later appointed Charles Pyngrope, one of the dozen MLAs, as TMC Meghalaya president.
Former JD(U) MP Pavan Verma who was inducted by Ms Banerjee into TMC in New Delhi last week and ace tennis player Leander Paes who is the party’s face for the Goa assembly polls were present also.
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