New Delhi: At a time when Singur town in West Bengal was engulfed in protests over the acquisition of land for Tata group’s proposed car factory in 2008, a soft-spoken man stepped in to bring calm among implacable political foes. West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s intervention came in the middle of an incendiary atmosphere but he did succeed in sitting chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee across the table. More From Livemint »“Gandhi played a neutral role at a very crucial phase in West Bengal’s history. Although soft-spoken, Gandhi has not shied away from speaking his mind on many burning issues. He was appointed governor of West Bengal in 2004.

Source: Mint July 11, 2017 19:41 UTC