One of the most important party members of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal Partha Chatterjee had posted fake news on former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. Controversy and tension erupted at the party after which he deleted the post, soon after he realized that the story is fake.
“In 2012, when I was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha member, I had a photograph with Dr Manmohan Singh. When I retired in 2018, I clicked with him, when he was on the opposition bench. I have also seen him as a former journalist. I developed deep-rooted respect for him from what I came to know about him. I condemn the action of those who circulated fake news about his death on Tuesday. I also condemn those who acted irresponsibly and shared the same fake news and circulated it more among people. I wish Dr Manmohan Singh good health,” Ghosh wrote in his Facebook post.
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, has ridiculed Partha Chatterjee for sharing the post. According to state Congress leaders, Chatterjee has probably “lost his mental balance” because of the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry on employment irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) which happened during his tenure as the state education minister.
