Kolkata, June 5 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim resigned as the Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday.

"Firhad Hakim is no one. It is the chair which calls for respect. Revered personalities have sat on this chair in the past. When I was the municipal affairs minister and the mayor, I ran it (KMC) well. I used to provide relief to the people. That's not being possible now. I can't disrespect the chair. I can't cling to the chair while being a soldier with arms and armour. It would be disrespecting those revered personalities. That's why I decided to resign," Hakim said after resigning.

This comes two days after TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh told the media that Hakim had sought permission from party suprem...