On Her Birthday, Here Are Mamata Banerjee’s Triumphs and Trials
On her birthday, take a look at the highlights from Mamata Banerjee’s political career.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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(On Mamata Banerjee’s birthday, The Quint is republishing this story from its archives. It was originally published on 5 January 2016)
Today, Mamata Banerjee turns 64, hardly a ripe old age for an Indian politician of her stature. But ‘Didi’ started her career young, and spent decades fighting what must have seemed like an unbeatable CPI(M)-led government in West Bengal.
She did succeed, becoming the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 2011.
On her birthday, The Quint takes a look at the highlights from Mamata Banerjee’s political career.
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