Mamata Banerjee with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. File image. Reuters
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Tollywood actor Prasenjit Chatterjee release the book "Anjali Gitan Ri", first translation of Gitanjali in Rajasthani language, in KolkataPTI
Mamata Banerjee (in white), chief minister of India's eastern state of West Bengal, arrives to attend a convention with the state's civil service officers in Kolkata April 21, 2012. To supporters who affectionately call her "Didi", or "Big Sister", Mamata Banerjee is a hero who ended more than three decades of communist rule in West Bengal. They say Banerjee shelters farmers and shopkeepers from the harsh winds of globalisation, while guiding West Bengal towards its rightful place as an economic and cultural powerhouse and India's gateway to Southeast Asia. Picture taken April 21, 2012. To match INSIGHT INDIA-BANERJEE.
A slum dweller reconstructs his shanty after it was demolished by the government at Nonadanga in Kolkata April 20, 2012. To supporters who affectionately call her "Didi", or "Big Sister", Mamata Banerjee is a hero who ended more than three decades of communist rule in West Bengal. They say Banerjee shelters farmers and shopkeepers from the harsh winds of globalisation, while guiding West Bengal towards its rightful place as an economic and cultural powerhouse and India's gateway to Southeast Asia. Picture taken April 20, 2012. To match INSIGHT INDIA-BANERJEE.
Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee, left, presents a scarf to felicitate Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May 12, 2012. The 39-year-old Tendulkar, who holds many major cricket batting world records and recently became the first to score 100 international centuries, has also been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament.
Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee, second right, presents a cricket bat-shaped container filled with Rasgolla, a famous sweet of the state, to Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, right, during a felicitation at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May 12, 2012. The 39-year-old Tendulkar, who holds many major cricket batting world records and recently became the first to score 100 international centuries, has also been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament.
