New Delhi, June 23 -- Bengal politics took a dramatic turn on Sunday, 22 June. A rebel faction within the Trinamool Congress declared itself the "real TMC". The group announced the removal of Mamata Banerjee as party chairperson. They also voted to suspend National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The official TMC leadership swiftly dismissed the move as an illegal "comedy show".

At this moment, the main question is: Does any of it carry legal weight?

Soon after the decision was made public, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh tweeted, "It is a comedy show. A man who has been expelled from the TMC is holding a special session. The matter is in the court and we believe justice will be done. We do not give any importance to such comical beha...