Suvendu's father Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally in Bengal

Shah addressed a public meeting at Egra during the day

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sisir Adhikari, father of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, joined the BJP today in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Sisir joined the saffron party at a BJP rally at Egra in the East Medinipur district.

Sisir said that he had given his all to rise through the ranks in the TMC, but the way the party treated him and his sons forced him to leave it and join the BJP.

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“The way our family was thrown out of the TMC will forever be written in history. We will not bow down to political attacks and atrocities and work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah,” said Sisir.

The veteran TMC MP is the patriarch of the Adhikari family which has considerable clout in the district. During the day TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee dubbed then as “gaddars” (traitors) without directly mentioning them.