NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hailed Mamata Banerjee for her “spectacular victory” in the West Bengal Assembly polls and said the BJP has met its match in Bengal and lost.
Tharoor, who campaigned extensively for the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Kerala polls, also expressed disappointment with the results in the state where the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front was all set to retain power with a thumping mandate.
“It’s a day of disappointment for many of my friends and colleagues in @INCKerala. You fought a good fight. The energy and commitment I’ve seen from you is the party’s greatest strength,” Tharoor said.
“We must not be disheartened. There is work ahead to renew and revive our party, and to serve the people,” he said in a series of tweets.
Tharoor congratulated Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan “for his remarkable re-election, a first in 44 years”.
“It is our duty to respect the confidence the people have shown in him and his government. In the fight against COVID and communalism, he (Vijayan) should have our support,” tweeted the MP from Thiruvananthapuram.
Hailing Mamata Banerjee on the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) performance in Bengal, Tharoor said on Twitter, “Congratulations to @MamataOfficial Mamata Banerjee on her spectacular victory over the forces of communalism and intolerance.”
—PTI

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