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Mamta Banerjee’s father passed away at the age of 41, relatives tried to take advantage

It is written in ‘A Political Biography’ that after the father’s departure, Mamta Banerjee’s family faced a financial crisis.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been identified as a rebel politician. During the political journey, whenever it came to the principles, she fought. Chose a different path, but did not compromise. Known as ‘Didi’ among her fans, Mamta’s political journey was not easy.

Father passed away suddenly: Born on 5 January 1955 in Kalighat, Kolkata, Mamta’s father Promileshwar was a government contractor and mother was a domestic woman. Everything was going well in the family but suddenly Mamta’s father passed away at the age of 41. A mountain of sorrows fell on the family. At that time all the 6 siblings including Mamta were not in such a condition to take care of the family.

Monobina Gupta in her book ‘Didi: It is written in ‘A Political Biography’ that after the father’s departure, Mamta Banerjee’s family faced a financial crisis. There was no other source of income. Referring to those days, Mamta herself writes in her biography that after the death of her father, some of her close relatives wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and send her from the Kalighat home to Birbhum.

Land to be sold: According to Mamta Banerjee, all her neighbors and many Congress colleagues stood firmly with her in that difficult period. To deal with the financial crisis, the family had to sell its 12 bighas of land. But he didn’t give up.

Let us tell you that Mamata Banerjee, who has been active in politics for nearly four decades, has also handled important ministries like Railways, Women and Child Development and Coal at the Center. Mamta leads a very simple life. She is often seen in cotton saris and thongs. According to the election affidavit, Mamta neither has a house of her own nor a car.

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