An Asansol councillor from the ruling party TMC had appealed to Muslims on social media that the only way to defeat and cure coronavirus is to perform Azaan.
On 4th August 2005, when Banerjee was in the Opposition and the state was under communist rule, she held very different views on the issue. She had thrown papers at the deputy speaker and had raised the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants obtaining voter id cards in her state.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs today decided to protest against the anti-Hindu riots that took place in Delhi last week by standing blindfolded in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises.