New Delhi, October 05: Three days after the Congress snubbed her by taking the support of the Left to clinch the mayoral post of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday sought to send a strong message to the Congress — that if it wanted the TMC’s support at the Centre, it would have to treat the Trinamool Congress as its big brother in Bengal politics.
Addressing a rally at Bagha Jatin Park here, she said that without the blessings of the Congress top brass the developments at Siliguri could not have happened.
“We gave support to the Manmohan Singh government because of our earlier commitments (for support) and for stability. As we accepted the Manmohan Singh government at the Centre, the Congress will have to accept Trinamool’s supremacy in Bengal,” she said amidst thunderous applause.
“One cannot stop Mamata Banerjee by joining hands with the CPM. TMC is the only way in Bengal. Our friends (Congress) are greedy. May God pardon
–Agencies