Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son, Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, is planning to join the Trinamool Congress.
Abhijit Mukherjee, a two-term Lok Sabha member from his father’s Jangipur constituency, has been in talk with the TMC leadership for a few weeks. TMC heavyweights are expected to induct Abhijit Mukherjee into the party later on Monday at a ceremony in Kolkata, according to sources.
Abhijit Mukherjee’s decision to join the TMC is viewed as a huge embarrassment for the Congress, which has recently lost key figures such as Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and others.
A top TMC source informed Hindustan Times that Abhijit Mukherjee visited the party’s second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee two weeks ago to explore his possibilities, amid rising suspicion over the leader’s predilection towards TMC.
A few days ago, the Congress MP was also seen speaking up in favor of Mamata Banerjee during the fake vaccination row in Kolkata.
In a tweet, he 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”.
Abhijit Mukherjee’s sister, Sharmishtha Mukherjee is also a Congress leader based in Delhi.
