Trinamool, Congress Positions Must Converge: P Chidambaram
NDTV
P Chidambaram also appreciated a recent statement by Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut that Congress must take lead in bringing together all UPA constituents to take on the BJP at national level.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said political approach of his party and that of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress must converge for good of the country.
The former Union minister also appreciated a recent statement by Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut that the Congress must take lead in bringing together all UPA constituents to take on the BJP at the national level.
"(West Bengal Chief Minister) Mamata is a friend of mine. I know over 20-25 years she has got a particular approach, we have approach. It is good for the country if the two approaches converge," Mr Chidambaram said at press conference here.
His statement came in the backdrop of Ms Banerjee's recent remarks in Mumbai questioning the very existence of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).