In early 70s it was the Siddharta Sankar Ray’s government in the state, and in that Subrata Mukherjee occupied important portfolios. This was the last non-left government to have ruled from the stately Writers Buildings.
At the center it was the Indira Gandhi led Congress government, and Subrata Mukherjee was perceived as very close to her.
After the state’s Congress government ended its term, it has been a long hibernation for the party, which is still continuing.
However, Subrata Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation just before the present term of left front, had his share of limelight as city’s mayor.
It was during his tenure at KMC that he installed Indira Gandhi’s 14-feet high statue at ITC Park opposite Birla Planetarium. The bronze statue was made by famous sculptor Ramesh Pal nearly 15 years prior to its installation.
Incidentally, the statue was unveiled by the Marxist CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in January 2003. We’ve a picture of the statue magnificently silhouetted against the evening sky. It’s taken by photographer Kamal Mundhra.
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