On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tied rakhi to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray
Mamata Banerjee (Pic/PTI)
On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tied rakhi to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray.
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Banerjee visited Thackeray's residence in Bandra and tied a rakhi on him.
"After visiting Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at his residence in Juhu, she went to Thackeray's 'Matoshree' residence," sources said.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Amitabh Bachchan, Banerjee said she has invited the actor to visit Kolkata. "Amit ji is our Bharat Ratna. His family has also made a big contribution to the film industry. Today I tied rakhi to Amit ji," Banerjee said.
Banerjee arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday to attend the two-day meeting of the I-N-D-I-A bloc to be held on August 31 and September 1 at Hotel Grand Hyatt.
To a query on who will be I-N-D-I-A alliance PM candidate, Banerjee said, "India will be our PM face. Our primary concern is to save the country."
(with inputs from PTI)