Published: June 1, 2026 • 6:14 PM IST · Updated: June 1, 2026 • 10:26 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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A curious scene unfolded outside TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's south Kolkata residence on May 11. Two men appeared at the spot, one of them wearing a large photograph of Banerjee over his face and a rope tied around his waist.
With his hands folded, the man launched into a mock confession, declaring: "I, Abhishek Banerjee, hereby admit that I stole coal, stole cars, enabled illegal immigration from Bangladesh, authorised atrocities against Hindu women in Sandeshkhali..." The list of alleged admissions went on.
He then dropped to his knees and dramatically begged for forgiveness from the small crowd of bewildered onlookers.
The address was Abhishek Banerjee's four-storey Shantiniketan on Harish Mukherjee street in south Kolkata.
The house, unlike Mamata Banerjee's humble house in Kalighat, had come to symbolise opulence.