Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee has issued a clear message to party supremo Mamata Banerjee, further worsening the ongoing crisis and mass exit of MPs. Kalyan, a staunch Mamata loyalist, on Thursday criticised her nephew and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, calling him 'arrogant' and someone who thinks 'everyone is beneath him'.
Kalyan said that while he supports Didi, he doesn't feel the same about her bhaipo. 'I am still with Didi but won't tolerate Abhishek Banerjee's arrogance. I have quit all cases related to Banerjee,' Kalyan Banerjee said.
Even though Banerjee has been slamming rebel MPs over the past few days, his latest ultimatum to the TMC supremo has fuelled speculation of a split in the party. 'I deserve some respect' Kalyan's decision to opt out of cases linked to Abhishek Banerjee came with a lengthy rant on how he was not consulted before another writ petition was filed and another lawyer took over a case he was handling.
His remarks came shortly after the Calcutta High Court heard a plea filed by Abhishek in connection with allegations of forged signatures of MLAs submitted to the Bengal Assembly. According to Kalyan Banerjee, he was the one who mentioned the case before the court for an urgent hearing on Wednesday, a day after searches were carried out at Abhishek and Mamata's offices in Kolkata.
'I spent the night preparing the case. Even today, you can see that I am going everywhere, taking risks and doing my work. Yet their habit of showing disrespect has not changed. He (Abhishek Banerjee) thinks everyone is beneath him, as if everyone is merely an employee from Camac Street,' Banerjee said.
