Mamata Banerjee tells BJP she would be silenced only by death amid TMC crisis

Mamata Banerjee issues a fresh statement amid an intensifying internal crisis in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), releasing a video in which she responds to claims and allegations around party disarray. In the video, Banerjee accuses the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting TMC leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee, Mahua Moitra and Kalyan Banerjee. She says the BJP would have to “kill” her to silence her, while presenting her stance as a continued fight despite internal pressures.

Banerjee also characterises TMC rebel leaders as “traitors,” and challenges those who have split or questioned party leadership to leave the party. The remarks come as the TMC crisis deepens, with competing accounts of loyalty and intimidation. In addition to the party leadership dispute, she raises other political issues, including criticism of the state government’s school meal policy. Overall, the video frames Banerjee’s position as both a rebuttal of external pressure from the BJP and a response to dissent within the TMC.