India, June 18 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday attacked West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari for allegedly "taking away" former chief minister Mamata Banerjee's personal security officer (PSO), who had been assigned to her for more than 20 years.

Speaking to reporters, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee said the removal of the PSO reflected the chief minister's "vindictive attitude" towards the former minister.

Banerjee said Mamata had refused to accept the new PSO assigned to her, as she had greater confidence in the officer who had been with her for more than two decades.

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"It is very unfortunate that Mamata Banerjee's PSO, who had been with her for 20 years, has been taken away. I have been told that...