Tweet Deleted, Pranab Mukherjee's Son Fuels Suspense Over Trinamool Entry

"I have not said anything in this context to anyone!" - Abhijit Mukherjee, a former MP, wrote on Friday in a now-deleted tweet. Notably, there was no outright denial that he was joining Mamata Banerjee's party.

Former president Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee has denied that he will quit the Congress and join the Trinamool Congress, but recent tweets have reinforced speculation that he intends to switch. "I have not said anything in this context to anyone!" - Abhijit Mukherjee, a former MP, wrote on Friday in a now-deleted tweet. Notably, there was no outright denial that he was joining Mamata Banerjee's party. On the same day, Mr Mukherjee told the Press Trust of India: "I remain in the Congress and reports that I am joining Trinamool or any other party are not correct." But Mr Mukherjee, say sources, met with Trinamool Congress leaders last week.