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Mamata meets former Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, terms his resignation ‘politically motivated’

Kolkata, Mar 10 (UNI) Soon after ending her dharna at Metro Channel on Tuesday evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a visit to former Governor C. V. Ananda Bose at the state guest house in Alipore.
Describing the meeting as a courtesy call, the Chief Minister said she had come to meet Bose personally and express her support following his recent resignation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Banerjee alleged that Bose had been subjected to injustice and claimed that the circumstances surrounding his resignation appeared to be “politically motivated.”
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