Watch: Mamata Banerjee Holds March For Wrestlers, Then A Motorcycle Ride
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Leading a candlelight march in Kolkata, the West Bengal Chief Minister described the wrestlers' protest as "a struggle for life, justice, and independence".
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to the streets of Kolkata for the second straight day today to support wrestlers in their protest against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. #WATCH | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rides pillion on a motorcycle in Kolkata. Earlier this evening, she participated in a candlelight march to the Gandhi statue in support of protesting wrestlers. pic.twitter.com/DPd6kNGWTF
Leading a candlelight march from the statue of Gostha Pal - the first captain of India's national football team - at the Kolkata Maidan to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Mayo Road-Dufferin Road crossing, Ms Banerjee described the wrestlers' struggle as "a struggle for life, justice, and independence".
"Will fight till the protesting wrestlers get justice," the Chief Minister said. "I will request the wrestlers to continue their movement. This fight is for life, for independence, for humanitarian justice."
After the march, Ms Banerjee rode pillion on a motorcycle in Kolkata. In a video, the Chief Minister is seen waving to her supporters as the motorcycle begins to move and her security personnel start following the bike on foot.
