India, June 6 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday reappointed Abhishek Banerjee as its national general secretary, even as party chief Mamata Banerjee appointed two loyalists as joint secretaries - a move many read as the former CM curtailing the authority of her nephew amid a widespread internal rebellion.

"Abhishek Banerjee will remain the national general secretary. Derek O'Brien, the TMC parliamentary leader in Rajya Sabha, and Dola Sen, TMC's Rajya Sabha member, have been appointed as national joint secretaries. They will assist Abhishek Banerjee," said Kalyan Banerjee, TMC Lok Sabha MP from Serampore.

The appointments follow the TMC's defeat in the recent West Bengal assembly elections and coincide with growing opposition to...