Kolkata, April 20 -- Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife and MLA Kalpana Soren were denied permission to fly their chopper into Jhargram while Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to extend his stay there.

PM Modi held four back-to-back rallies in Purulia, Jhargram, Medinipur and Bishnupur on Sunday, after which he was seen unwinding in a light-hearted moment as he relished West Bengal's popular street snack "Jhalmuri" at a local shop.

However, the TMC accused PM Modi of an "Adivasi-Birodhi" (anti-tribal) mindset after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders had to return to Ranchi without completing their scheduled programme.

TMC, in a statement on X, said, "Narendra Modi's Adivasi...