Overview

• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted citizens on Mahalaya and unveiled the autumn edition of the TMC mouthpiece Jago Bangla in Kolkata.
• She offered puja at Lake Kalibari, inaugurated a Durga Puja nearby, and lent her voice to a devotional song with minister-singer Indranil Sen.
• TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee shared Mahalaya greetings, calling the occasion a triumph of light over darkness.
• Abhishek Banerjee posted a self-written and self-composed music video on social media and said critics changed their tune after UNESCO recognized Bengal’s Durga Puja.
• The four-day Durga Puja begins in about a week as parties intensify outreach, with the BJP attacking increased state grants to puja clubs and TMC positioning itself as steward of Bengali culture.