Mamata Banerjee
Indian politician Mamata Banerjee, first woman chief minister of West Bengal state.
Mamata Banerjee
Indian politician
Quick Facts
- Also known as:
- Didi
- Born:
- January 5, 1955, Calcutta [now Kolkata], West Bengal, India (age 70)
- Title / Office:
- Lok Sabha (1991-2009), India
- Lok Sabha (1984-1989), India
- Founder:
- Trinamool Congress Party
- Political Affiliation:
- Trinamool Congress Party
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News •
‘I don’t need to steal’: Mamata Banerjee on Jagannath Temple row, accuses Odisha of ‘targeting’ migrants from Bengal
• May 5, 2025, 2:53 AM ET (The Indian Express)
2 Sanatani Ekta Manch activists arrested for ‘pasting’ Pakistan flag in Bengal; police claim accused had plans to instigate communal violence
• May 3, 2025, 2:57 AM ET (The Indian Express)
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh meets West Bengal CM Mamata at Digha Jagannath temple, draws party ire
• Apr. 30, 2025, 10:40 AM ET (The Hindu)
Digha’s Jagannath Temple inauguration is Trinamool’s Ram temple moment
• Apr. 30, 2025, 6:03 AM ET (The Hindu)
West Bengal CM announces compensation for tourists killed in Pahalgam, fallen soldier in J&K
• Apr. 26, 2025, 7:36 AM ET (The Hindu)
Mamata Banerjee (born January 5, 1955, Calcutta [now Kolkata], West Bengal, India) is an Indian politician, legislator, and bureaucrat who served as the first female chief minister of West Bengal state, India (2011– ). She founded the Trinamool Congress political party, which is active at both the state and central levels. Popularly known as Didi (“Elder Sister”), Banerjee is known for her firebrand personality, austere living, and trademark dress of simple cotton sari and slippers. Her brand of politics and governance is synonymous with the slogan “Maa, Maati, Manush” (“Mother, Land, People”). Banerjee grew up in a lower-middle-class part of ...(100 of 971 words)