In his letter sent to Salim on Sunday, Rahaman wrote: “...I am a party whole-timer. Speaking to The Telegraph on condition of anonymity, a senior CPM leader said: “Pratik-Ur Rahaman’s resignation could be the first of many if the state leadership did not correct its stance and prioritised people’s movement. A CPM leader, however, wondered how an internal communication of the party could reach a Trinamool Congress leader within 20 minutes of Rahaman posting it to the state committee’s WhatsApp group. Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh had shared on his social media handle Rahaman’s letter to Salim. Rahaman had set tongues wagging with a social media post shortly after the Salim-Kabir meeting.
