Did Mamata Banerjee insult the President? PM Modi angry at Bengal CM, politics heated up over Draupadi Murmu’s statement

PM Modi on Mamata Banerjee: President Draupadi Murmu reached West Bengal on Saturday to attend a program of the tribal community. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not reach the airport to welcome him. Along with this, President Draupadi Murmu said something here on which political tussle has started. PM Modi has also attacked Mamata Banerjee regarding this.

Quoting the video of President Draupadi Murmu’s statement on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote that the people of India have been deeply saddened by the pain and sorrow expressed by the President, who himself comes from the tribal community. The TMC government in West Bengal has crossed all limits.

This is shameful and unprecedented. Everyone who believes in democracy and the empowerment of tribal communities is disheartened.

The pain and anguish expressed by Rashtrapati Ji, who herself hails from a tribal community, has caused immense sadness in the minds of the people…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2026

His administration is responsible for this insult to the President. It is equally unfortunate that the West Bengal government is taking such an important issue like Santhal culture so carelessly. The office of President is above politics and its dignity should always be respected.

After all, what is the new matter of tussle?

Actually, President Draupadi Murmu was invited by the tribal community there to attend their annual program. The President’s event was to be held at Bidhannagar in Siliguri, but officials shifted the venue to Goshaipur citing security reasons.

Mamta did not reach to receive the President

When the President arrived on Saturday, only a few people were present there. Additionally, contrary to protocol, no one was present to welcome President Murmu. There, only Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb was present. Whereas according to the presidential protocol, usually the Chief Minister or a minister of the state government is present to welcome the President.

President Draupadi Murmu expressed displeasure

President Draupadi Murmu expressed his displeasure with the state government. He said that Mamata Banerjee is my ‘younger sister’ As they are. I am also a daughter of Bengal. I don’t know whether he is angry or not. He also raised questions on shifting the venue of the tribal community program from Bidhannagar to Goshaipur and said that if the program was held in Bidhannagar, more people would have been able to participate.

Mamta Banerjee gave a sharp reaction

After this statement of the President, Mamata Banerjee gave a sharp reaction. She respects the President, but if someone comes 50 times, it is impossible to attend the program every time. He said that he was currently on strike and was not aware of which event was being referred to.

#WATCH | Kolkata | On President Droupadi Murmu’s statement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, “Why don’t you protest when atrocities are committed against tribals. Why don’t you protest when it happens in Madhya Pradesh or Chhattisgarh?… First do something for… pic.twitter.com/cinvcaOlr5

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2026

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Further, Mamata Banerjee accused the President of doing politics. Addressing the President, he said that you mentioned one community and left out the rest of the communities of Bengal. I request our MPs to take out time from Rashtrapati Bhavan and tell them about the work done for the development of SC-ST community in Bengal.