Dispelling rumours, late former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son, Abhijit Mukherjee, on Friday made it clear that he’s not leaving the Congress in contrast to his pal Jitin Prasada.
Television channels and some newspapers had reported he can be becoming a member of the Trinamool Congress on Friday afternoon.
“I remain in the Congress and reports that I am joining Trinamool or any other party are not correct,” Mukherjee, a former Lok Sabha MP and Congress Campaign Committee chairman throughout the meeting elections, instructed over telephone.
Mukherjee had good relations with Jitin Prasada, who just lately joined the BJP, after they have been colleagues within the Congress Parliamentary Party, and the late former President was additionally identified to be keen on him and his father Jitendra Prasada.
Mukherjee, an engineer-turned politician who received twice from Jangipur constituency, mentioned in a lighter vein: “I am nearly 300 km away from the Trinamool Bhavan right now, sitting in Jangipur House… so, unless someone can teleport me, it would be impossible for me to join any party this afternoon.”
He mentioned the rumours most likely arose after a few of his father’s former Congress colleagues “who are now in Trinamool” had come to have tea with him.
“They included MP Khalilur Rahman from Jangipur, MP Abu Taher Khan from Murshidabad and TMC ministers Akhrruzzaman and Sabina Yesmin.
“But, I have known them for long, as they were close to my father to speculate that just because friends came to meet me, I will join TMC, is stretching it too far,” Mukherjee mentioned.
Pranab Mukherjee had received from Jangipur twice in 2004 and 2009, earlier than changing into President of India. Several tasks began by him, together with a department of the Aligarh Muslim University within the district, an Army cantonment and a administration school, at the moment are bearing fruit.
Abhijit Mukherjee mentioned he had additionally been concerned with a few of these tasks as an MP, and most of his interactions with state leaders are based mostly on these developments, “besides normal social relations with old friends”.
