Pranab thanks Mamata for Prez support

July 17, 2012 19:53

Shortly after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced today that her party would vote for Pranab Mukherjee, the UPA candidate called her up to thank her for the decision.

"Yes, he rang me up and I requested him to visit West Bengal first after winning the election," Banerjee told PTI in Kolkata.

Banerjee earlier announced the party's decision saying it had no other option and that it was not to support any individual.

Mukherjee told a Bengali TV channel, "I welcome Mamata Banerjee's decision to support my candidature."

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Diamond League: Chopra set to start Olympic build-up along with Jena

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Paris Games preparations will be put through a stern test when he begins his season in the first leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meet series against a star-studded but familiar field, in...

Met Gala: Isha, Alia, Mona, Mindy Make India Shine

Take a look at what the desi celebs wore to the fashion extravaganza.

'Sheikh Abdullah Was Genuinely Secular'

'Sheikh Abdullah ruled the state with secular values. Post 1953, when he was sacked, corruption took over governance.'

No proof of Indian involvement in Pannun plot: Russia

Rubbishing the allegations by the United States on India for a foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Washington, DC has not yet provided any reliable...

AI Express sacks 25 crew members after mass leave

The Tata Group-owned airline has also given an ultimatum to the remaining cabin crew members reporting sick to join back duty by 4 pm on Thursday or face termination, they added.