New Delhi, May 19 -- Trinamool MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan will not join the Centre's Operation Sindoor outreach programme. It aims to send a multi-party delegation to over 30 countries to highlight India's stand on terrorism.

Trinamool Congress said neither Pathan nor any other TMC MP would be a part of the delegations, and claimed that the Baharampur MP's name was included without consulting the party.

Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee issued an official clarification saying that no request came to the "mother party" for names for the delegation.

"They cannot decide member's name on their own. It is not their choice, the party [Trinamool] will decide. If they request the mother party will decide as is c...