There is a "bridge" between Bengal and Maharashtra; Mamata Banerjee
Mumbai: Today, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said about the "victimisation" of megastar Shah Rukh Khan in rally sentiments against the BJP, and added it is a "cruel and undemocratic party". Reciting a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore on Shivaji, she then said there is a "bridge" between Bengal and Maharashtra.
The Trinamool chief said on a visit to Mumbai, "India loves manpower not muscle power. We all are facing a cruel undemocratic party, the ‘BJP’. If we are together, we will win."
'Shah Rukh Khan Victimised': Mamata Banerjee Hits Out at BJP In Mumbai
The Trinamool Congress chief further added, "Mahesh ji (film director Mahesh Bhatt), you have been victimised, Shah Rukh Khan has also been victimised. If we have to win, we have to fight together and speak out wherever we can. You guide us and give us advice as a political party."
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut met West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in the evening in Mumbai on her first day visit to the state.
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