Kolkata, June 13 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday downplayed internal party friction, saying that senior leader Kalyan Banerjee has every right to express his views and emphasising his long-standing personal equation with him.

"Kalyan Banerjee is older than me. He has the right to express his views. He has seen me since my childhood. I won't speak anything against him," Abhishek Banerjee said.

This came after Kalyan Banerjee lashed out at Abhishek Banerjee for changing his lawyer in the signature forgery case. Kalyan, who was representing Abhishek in the signature forgery case, accused Abhishek of sidelining him by appointing another lawyer without consultation.

Speaking to rep...