India, June 11 -- Trinamool Congress's issues deepened on Thursday as exit buzz surrounded party MP Kalyan Banerjee after his ultimatum to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. "Choose me or Abhishek Banerjee," Kalyan said in a clear message to Mamata, criticising her nephew.

However, the speculations were dismissed by TMC MP Kirti Azad, who expressed confidence about a truce between the two. Referring to the Lok Sabha MP as a "fighter", Azad said that Kalyan was "justified" in his anger against the party, but added that he would not leave the TMC.

"Kalyan Banerjee is a fighter, he has been with Didi from the start till now. He will not go anywhere," Azad told ANI news agency. He said that Kalyan "is an emotional person" an...