Few states, they have the international borders, state borders; in India, there is so much diversity in system. Unity in diversity is our system, so therefore, you cannot take for granted, whatever you do.
We are open to everyone who wants to contribute in our mission to make West Bengal a glorious state.
Change is a continuous process. You cannot assess it with the static yardstick of a limited time frame. When a seed is sown into the ground, you cannot immediately see the plant. You have to be patient. With time, it grows into a large tree. And then the flowers bloom, and only then can the fruits be plucked.
I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.
We are from the very middle class family. We have not come from the English medium school. We came from our regional languages school.
Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
I have repeated ad nauseam my party's issues, which range from improving the lot of the poor to women's issues.
One political party must behave goodly with another political party, whatever is possible within the political jurisdiction.
I think that communalism is the cancer of our society, and if we have to protect the humanity and the unity and integrity of this country, then we will have to fight the communal forces.
In Bengal, at the state level, the Congress and Left are working with the BJP. At the national level, for the greater good, we feel we must work together in Parliament.
I am not Left or Right. I believe in nationalism, patriotism, the federal structure, democracy, and the poor.
Sometimes, when democracy has to fight with autocracy, what can be done? We have to fight; somebody has to.