Kolkata, March 6 -- In an apparently small but glaring incident that bear some faint indication of developing cracks in the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Bengal Chief Minister has removed advocate Sanjoy Basu from the panel of her lawyers to defend a libel case filed against her by State Governor CV Ananda Bose. Now Mamata Banerjee's brief would be handled by senior Trinamool Congress lawyer and Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee, sources said.
Bengal Governor Doctor CV Ananda Bose had filed a defamation suit against Mamata on June 28, a day after the latter claimed that women complained to her that they were afraid to visit Raj Bhavan because of the activities happening there. This in the aftermath o...