Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee set to hitch TMC: Reports

Late President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee is all set to hitch the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal in the present day at 4 pm, as per experiences. After dismissing rumours of quitting Congress earlier in June, Mukherjee was seen defending Mamata Banerjee by his Tweets off-late. 
As per an India Today report, Mukherjee, a former Congress MP from Jangipur had been in talks with the leaders of the TMC for the previous few weeks. Mukherjee had had additionally paid a go to to Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata final month.
Recently, Abhijit Mukherjee has been sharing updates put out by the TMC and was additionally seen voicing his assist for Mamata Banerjee on Twitter.
Abhijit Mukherjee retweets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s tweet. Image Source: TwitterDefending Banerjee and her authorities within the current faux vaccination rip-off, Mukherjee in a tweet mentioned, “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’s act”.
If Didi @MamataOfficial is to be blamed personally for a faux vaccination camp by an impersonating IAS Officer #DebanjanDeb , then absolutely ModiJi is to blamed for all of the scams by Nirav Modi ,Vijay Mallya , Mehul Choksi and so on.So no level blaming the Govt of WB for a person act— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) June 25, 2021
Mukherjee had refuted claims of becoming a member of TMC
Early final month Mukherjee had refuted claims of switching over. Replying to the alleged rumours after he was seen with some TMC leaders, Mukherjee mentioned these had been a few of his father’s former Congress colleagues “who are now in Trinamool” and had come to have tea with him. 
“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 defending himself. 
These leaders had been MP Khalilur Rahman from Jangipur, MP Abu Taher Khan from Murshidabad and TMC ministers Akhrruzzaman and Sabina Yesmin.
Speculations in 2018
Similar speculations had been made in 2018 about Mukherjee ditching Congress to hitch the TMC simply forward of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections. 
As per a Financial Express report, Abhijit, then a Lok Sabha MP, was allegedly approached by the TMC to hitch ranks with the celebration. However, Mukherjee declined the supply stating that the transfer could be “disrespectful towards his father”. 
Spat over memoir
Mukherjee was not too long ago in information for a spat together with his sister Sharmistha over his father’s memoir. 
An argument erupted when the previous Lok Sabha MP Abhijit Mukherjee requested the publishers to hunt his clearance earlier than publishing the ebook whereas his sister and Congress chief Sharmistha Mukherjee requested him to not create “unnecessary hurdles” within the launch.
Mukherjee had additionally confronted an enormous backlash in 2012 after he known as the ladies protestors who had been protesting towards the then authorities within the aftermath of the notorious Delhi gang rape case as “dented and painted”.  He was later made to apologize by his father over his insensitive remark.