Senior actor and activist Nafisa Ali, who contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections from South Kolkata against Banerjee, also joined the party. Tennis veteran Leander Paes on Friday joined the Trinamul Congress in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here. I am not going to be the chief minister of Goa, but I will see that there is policy, mechanism and no corruption in the government," she said. Recalling her stint as a Union minister earlier, the TMC chief said she has travelled the country. "Last time (in 2017 Goa polls), you (Congress) allowed the BJP to form the government.

Source: The Telegraph October 29, 2021 22:14 UTC