Kunal's Facebook Post; Sajal Lends Support! Whom Was Tapas Roy Mocking When He Called Someone 'Prematurely Ripe'?

Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: Sajal also openly expressed his immense relief at having disregarded Kunal's advice, stating, "Yes. Otherwise, I would have been branded a 'thief' today. I was scheduled to take my oath in the Legislative Assembly today—something I would not have been able to do." Immediately after taking his oath in the Assembly, Beliaghata MLA Kunal Ghosh posted a cryptic message. He wrote on social media, "I tried to keep Tapas Roy within the Trinamool fold, but I failed—a true misfortune. Sajal is also a municipal councilor; in North and Central Kolkata, individuals like Tapas Roy and Sajal Ghosh were effectively compelled to leave the party." In response to this, MLA Tapas Roy has now broken his silence. He remarked, "The reality of the situation is this: on one side, you have the people favored by Mamata Banerjee; there were other underlying reasons as well, though I won't delve into those right now. On the other side, you have the people favored by Abhishek. These two factions are diametrically opposed to one another. They consist of apolitical individuals—schemers and utterly self-serving people. Their sole focus is on opulence, arranging avenues for personal enrichment, or extorting money. Mamata Banerjee herself coined the term 'cut-money' [commission/bribes]; however, this practice was not confined merely to the lower echelons of the party—it extended all the way to the top leadership as well. It is often said that Mamata Banerjee possesses an exceptional ability to gauge the public pulse—to read 'the writing on the wall.' Yet, who is there to challenge or alter that very writing on the wall?" Following this, Tapas Roy took a dig at his target, labeling him "prematurely ripe." He quipped, "Well, what else is there to say? He is 'artificially ripened'—like fruit forced to ripen prematurely. It is a party rooted in Bengal, yet it somehow requires an 'All-India General Secretary'!" Meanwhile, although Sajal Ghosh expressed agreement with Kunal's sentiments, he did not hold back from taking a jibe of his own. Sajal stated, "To put it simply, he is an 'unguided missile.' You never know when, where, or upon whose head he might crash down. What he said is indeed true. Furthermore, he himself has done things to me that were completely unethical—actions for which even he would be unable to provide a rational explanation. He was the *only* person who actively tried to obstruct me." Kolkata: Immediately after taking his oath in the Legislative Assembly, Beliaghata MLA Kunal Ghosh posted a cryptic message on social media. He wrote on social media, "I tried to keep Tapas Roy within the Trinamool fold, but I failed—it is a misfortune. Sajal, too, is a municipal councilor; in North and Central Kolkata, figures like Tapas Roy and Sajal Ghosh were effectively compelled to leave the party."

In this context, MLA Tapas Roy has now broken his silence. He stated, "The reality of the situation is this: on one side, you have the people favored by Mamata Banerjee; there were other reasons involved as well, though I won't delve into those now. On the other side, you have the people favored by Abhishek. These two factions are diametrically opposed to one another. They consist of apolitical individuals—opportunists and utterly self-serving people. Their focus lies on ostentation, on arranging avenues for personal enrichment, or simply on extorting money. Mamata Banerjee herself coined the term 'cut-money' [extortion]. However, this practice was not confined merely to the grassroots level; it existed at the upper echelons as well. Mamata Banerjee is said to possess a keen understanding of the public pulse—of 'the writing on the wall.' Yet, who is there to challenge or refute that writing?" Following this, Tapas Roy also took a jibe at the situation, characterizing it as a case of "premature maturity." He remarked, "And then what? It is a case of artificial ripening—of being 'green yet ripe.' It is a party rooted in Bengal, yet it has an 'All-India General Secretary.'"

Meanwhile, although Sajal Ghosh expressed agreement with Kunal, he did not refrain from taking a dig of his own. Sajal stated, "To put it simply, he is an 'unguided missile.' One can never predict when or where he might crash-land—or on whose head he might fall. What he has said is accurate. Furthermore, he himself did something to me that was completely unethical—something for which even he would be unable to provide a justification. He was the sole individual who actively attempted to obstruct me." Sajal also openly expressed his immense relief at having disregarded Kunal's advice back then. "Yes," said Barahnagar MLA Sajal Ghosh, "today I am profoundly glad that I did not heed his words on that day. Had I done so, I would today be branded a 'thief.' I would not have been able to take my oath in the Legislative Assembly today. Instead, wherever I went—be it the market or anywhere else—people would have pointed at me and called me a thief." Kunal Ghosh wrote, "I tried to keep Tapas Roy within the Trinamool fold, but I failed—a misfortune. Later, despite our political differences, the party suspended me simply for speaking well of Tapas Roy on a personal level. As fate would have it, I am today a Trinamool MLA, and I am taking my oath of office at the hands of Tapas Roy—who was elected on a BJP ticket. It is indeed a twist of fate; Sajal—who is also a municipal councilor—was similarly compelled to leave the party in North and Central Kolkata, much like Tapas Roy. I had tried and failed to retain both of them; today, they are elected legislators. The fact that those individuals—on whose account Tapas Roy, Sajal Ghosh, and many others were driven to leave the party and cause it harm—continue to engage in 'politics of victimhood' and practice nepotism is a matter of grave objection and deep concern. Self-introspection is essential to revitalize the Trinamool party."