Congress urges TMC to support Pranab for president

June 11, 2012 12:12

While the race for India's next president gathers pace, the Congress Party has urged key ally, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), to support the candidature of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as a candidate.

"I personally, strongly appeal to the major ruling party of Bengal (Trinamool Congress Party) that please endorse the sentiment and views of all Bengalis that Pranab Mukherjee be the best choice for this (post) from Bengal. But ultimately, we will announce and declare as Congress workers, but this will be finally decided by the high command on the issue of the candidature declared by Congress for the post of presidency," West Bengal Congress president Manas Bhunia said.

Meanwhile in Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule said that her party would stand by UPA in its choice of president.

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