Abhijit Mukherjee joins Trinamool Congress in Kolkata. (ANI photo)
NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee on Monday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata. After joining the party, Abhijit lauded the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for handling the communal wave by the BJP. "The way Mamata Banerjee halted the recent communal wave by BJP, I believe that in the future, with the support of others, she would be able to do the same in the entire country," Abhijit said. "I had not been included in any group or position of the Congress party, except primary membership. Therefore, I have joined TMC as a soldier and will work accordingly with the party's instructions. I will work to maintain integrity and secularism," he added. Meanwhile, Abhijit said that he has joined the party to fight against BJP in Bengal. He has no position now and neither is he going to get anything immediately. Watch Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee joins TMC