Abhijit Mukherjee

From Amit Shah to Mamata Banerjee, uncivilised remarks and arrogance of power define Indian politicians

BJP chief Amit Shah recently defended the callousness of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh after scores of children died in a hospital in Gorakhpur, saying, this was not the first time it had happened in India

'Sau khoon maaf': Mr Mulayam Singh, Sushma Swaraj is no damsel in distress

Swaraj has a long and distinguished career in politics, from being the youngest chief minister ever in the country to Leader of Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha and currently India’s Minister of External Affairs.

From Kathak to polls: Prez’s daughter Sharmishtha woos Delhi's Bengali disapora

Riding on Bengali pride and cultural heritage, Sharmishtha Mukherjee, is appealing to the hard-to-please Bengali voters of CR Park in their language, Bangla.

Short skirts, chowmein, phones: TMC MLA adds to list of bizarre comments on rape

What leads to rape? From blaming short skirts for rapes, to even suggesting chowmein should be banned to curb the crime--the reasons given by our leaders and politicians are more than bizarre. Here's a look at some of their comments.

President's son defends Tapas Pal, says it was 'slip of tongue'

President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee, who once courted controversy for a sexist remark, has now sprung to the defence of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul seeking forgiveness for the latter's rape comments.

TMC's rape response playbook: How Mamata Banerjee created a Tapas Pal

Pal’s first defence is the Amit Shah defence. Find an innocuous rhyming word.

Six West Bengal constituencies go to vote on Thursday

Six constituencies are going to the poll in West Bengal tomorrow in the second phase which will seal the fate of 78 candidates.

Jangipur: Pranab's son Abhijit Mukherjee faces tough battle in 'bidi' town

After his father vacated the seat on becoming the President in 2012, Abhijit won by a slender margin of 2,536 votes against Hossain.

Being the president's son puts pressure to perform: Abhijit

Abhijit was banking on the organisational prowess of Murshidabad strongman and state Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the district to sail through.

Abhijit Mukherjee wants to contest again from Jangipur

Abhijit won the Jangipur seat in Murshidabad district by a thin margin of 2,536 votes after Pranab Mukherjee vacated it following his election as the President of India.