Mamata Banerjee Quotes


I have respect for everybody.


Citations

Banerjee, Mamata. "Interview with Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of India's West Bengal state." Interview by Lally Weymouth. The Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2013.

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Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee
  • Born: January 5, 1955
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Politician

Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011, the first woman to hold the office. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC) party in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress, and became its first chairperson. She is often referred to as Didi (meaning elder sister in Bengali) by her followers and as Pishi (meaning paternal aunt in Bengali) by many of her critics.