‘I don’t think Trinamool is anymore in control of Mamata; it is being run by some corporate advisers’
Hours after his dramatic resignation on the floor of the Rajya Sabha, former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi speaks to The Hindu on the reasons for his exit from the Trinamool Congress.
How long have you been contemplating leaving the party?
I never thought of leaving the party. I have been talking to this leader, that leader, sending this message and that message. But there was no platform to address the issues that I have. When some insecure people become the leader of the party and their entire job is to backbite and hatch conspiracies then there is a serious problem in the party. I realised that I can’t deal with that. We made TMC, there were two general secretaries — Mukul Roy and Dinesh Trivedi. I can’t live in a party where there is so much bitterness. I respect Mamata Banerjee a lot and will continue to do so. I don’t think the party is anymore in control of…