The NCP (SP) chief on Saturday acknowledged the leadership potential of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, emphasising her prominence as a national leader and the competence of her party`s representatives in Parliament

Kirti Azad was also part of the 1983 World Cup-winning Team India. Later, in 1984, the former cricket also featured in the first edition of the Asia Cup which was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kirti belongs to the family of Indian freedom fighter and politician Bhagwat Jha Azad. Kirti and Poonam have two children named Surya and Soumya