Still In "Congress Family": Goa Leader After Joining Trinamool

Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro joined  Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today, insisting that he is still part of the "Congress family" which he would like to help "consolidate".

Underscoring that his "mission" is to defeat the BJP, he said, "I have lived as Congressman for last so many years. As a Congressman, I have the same principles and ideology as (the Trinamool Congress)... The Congress family is TMC, Sharad Pawar Congress, YSR Congress, Indira Congress... I will try to see that Congress family is consolidated".

I call on all -- YSR Congress etc -- come together as a united Congress family so we can face the BJP. I think the moment has come for everyone to join forces".