"There are some reasons...": TMC's Gautam Deb on Kunal Ghosh's removal as party's General Secretary
May 02, 2024
Malds (West Bengal) [India], May 2 : Refraining from making any major comment on the removal of Kunal Ghosh from the post of General Secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress, party leader Gautam Deb said on Thursday that there are some reasons why the step was taken.
"Today the direction has come to drop Kunal Ghosh from the post of Trinamool General Secretary. I don't know what the actual reason is, but some reasons are there," Gautam Deb said while speaking to ANI.
The TMC yesterday removed Ghosh from the post of General Secretary hours after he shared the stage and heaped praise on BJP Kolkata North candidate Tapas Ray.
Ghosh recently appeared alongside Roy, a former TMC MLA, at a blood donation event in the city, where he praised Roy as an "ideal" candidate.
Meanwhile, the TMC in a statement, signed by Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said that views expressed by Ghosh "do not align with" the party and should not be attributed to the party.
"Recently, Mr. Kunal Ghosh has been expressing views that do not align with those of the party. It is important to clarify that these are his personal opinions and should not be attributed to the party. Only statements issued from AITC headquarters should be considered the official position of the party," the statement read.
"Mr. Ghosh was previously relieved from his role as party spokesperson. Now, he has been removed from the position of General Secretary of the state organization. We urge all media outlets not to conflate his views with those of the party, as doing so may necessitate legal action," it added.
Hitting back at O'Brien, by allegedly calling him "quizmaster", Ghosh said that he had quit from the post of spokesperson and General Secretary some time ago and there was no need to issue a press release.
"I have resigned from the post of spokesperson and General Secretary and tweeted about it. I had removed these designations from my 'X' handle. If anyone says that they have removed me, this cannot be right," Ghosh said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
