India, June 6 -- Ritabrata Banerjee, who has now emerged as one of the key faces of the dissident camp inside the Trinamool Congress, recently made a politically significant statement during a press conference. He said that they want Mamata Banerjee to remain as an Advisor to the opposition group within the party structure.

This statement is extremely important because it reflects the core political line the dissidents are currently trying to project. They are not directly opposing Mamata Banerjee. In fact, they are repeatedly saying that they still respect her leadership, her political legacy, and her emotional connection with the people of Bengal. They do not want Mamata Banerjee's photograph removed from the party offices, nor are th...