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West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC

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Image Source : ANI West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC
West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) together with a number of different members of the social gathering, forward of Assembly Elections within the state. Joining the TMC at its headquarters in Kolkata, Kalam mentioned there was an environment of peace and tranquility in West Bengal for a number of years and he switched sides to maintain the “poisonous air” at bay.
Kolkata: West Bengal’s performing AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins Trinamool Congress (TMC) together with a number of different members of AIMIM, forward of Assembly Elections within the state. pic.twitter.com/yWrlNtvN64— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2021

“We have seen that West Bengal was once an oasis of peace.
But of late, the air has grow to be toxic and this must be set proper.
That is why I made a decision to hitch the Trinamool Congress,” he informed reporters.
The AIMIM chief and his followers joined the TMC in presence of senior social gathering chief and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
Kalam mentioned AIMIM ought to have tried to foray into West Bengal up to now and looking for a political entry at this level of time won’t be correct.
“It will lead to unnecessary cutting into votes, which is not desired at all,” he added.

“I’ve travelled to districts comparable to Bankura, Murshidabad, Coochbehar and Malda and spoke to the individuals there.
They all mentioned this toxic air must be stored at bay.
There is a necessity to hitch the Trinamool Congress,” Kalam mentioned.
In November, AIMIM’s key chief within the state Anwar Pasha together with a few of his colleagues joined the Trinamool Congress, claiming that the Hyderabad-based social gathering was solely performing as a polariser of votes to assist the BJP.
Owaisi visited the state final Sunday and met outstanding Muslim chief Abbas Siddiqui, holding discussions on the political state of affairs and the meeting polls, which his social gathering introduced that it’s going to combat, undeterred by the defections.
A deciding consider practically 100-110 seats within the state, Muslims have acted as a bulwark of the TMC towards its rivals until the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Prominent Muslim leaders within the state, nonetheless, have claimed that equations are prone to change with the entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal meeting are prone to be held in April-May.
(With inputs from PTI)
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