Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- West Bengal Chief Minister on Tuesday waded into the 'illegal migration' issue by mentioning US President Dona;d Trump.

Speaking at an event in Purba Bardhaman, she also took an acerbic jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Gujarati angle.

"Trump chased away Gujaratis, but places like Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, San Francisco can't run without Bengalis", CM Mamta said.

The firebrand leader has been taking on the BJP over the alleged atrocities on Bengalis in the saffron-ruled states like Haryana, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan and others.

Ahead of the state Assembly elections next year, her party TMC has made it a potent poll plank too.

Taking pride in the benevolent nature of Bengalis she added, "West Bengal has...