Mamata tweets photos of Vatican monuments

September 04, 2016 08:43

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a week-long visit to Rome and Germany to attend Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony and meet potential investors, has tweeted photographs of the Vatican gearing up for the Canonisation ceremony.

She is leading one of three Indian delegations attending the ceremony -- all of whom are housed at the Gran Melia hotel at Vatican city.

according to a telegraph report, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Mamata flew in on the same flight from Dubai to Rome. Although there was a courtesy meeting between them in Dubai, Indian diplomats have been struggling to get Mamata to join Sushma in the front row for tomorrow's big event.

Prior to her departure, Mamata had tweeted: "At the invitation of Missionaries of Charity, I am leaving for the holy Vatican City to participate in the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa. Mother was the mother of humanity. Her love for the ailing, the needy and the entire humanity was unbounded."

"Bengal is more proud as Mother lived and worked here and showered us with her abundant love and care. It is indeed a moment of great pride and honour. Bless us Mother, so that we can continue to serve the people," Banerjee said.

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