‘Mamata Is Our Supreme Leader, Not Adviser’: Internal Discord Hits TMC Rebel Camp Over Ritabrata’s Plan

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• ‘Mamata Is Our Supreme Leader, Not Adviser’: Internal Discord Hits TMC Rebel Camp Over Ritabrata’s Plan Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 09:54 IST Rebel TMC MLAs back Ritabrata Banerjee but insist Mamata Banerjee remain supreme leader, reject plan to make her only chief adviser.
• File image of TMC founder Mamata Banerjee and LoP Ritabrata Banerjee.
• (Source: PTI) A day after the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction seized control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party and installed him as Leader of the Opposition with the backing of 58 MLAs, several legislators moved to reaffirm their loyalty to Mamata Banerjee, insisting that she remains their supreme leader.
• The remarks came in response to Ritabrata’s proposal that the former chief minister be appointed as the “chief adviser" to the newly reconstituted legislature party.
• Several rebel MLAs openly pushed back against the suggestion, arguing that Mamata Banerjee remains as the party’s supreme leader....