Monday, November 15, 2021

Meet the feisty, 5-foot-tall thorn in the side of India's prime minister

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during a by-election campaign in Kolkata on Sept. 26. Famous for her fiery speeches and welfare programs geared toward women, Banerjee, 66, is beloved in her home state. This year, Time magazine included her in its list of the world

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal state, is one of Narendra Modi's fiercest critics. She's especially beloved by women and the impoverished. But gaining national traction may be tough.

(Image credit: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

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