Trinamool Congress still not decided over presidential candidate

Kolkata: Indicating that the Trinamool Congress is still undecided over the choice of candidate for the presidential poll, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she has not spoken to anyone over the issue as yet.

"I did not speak to anyone. I am going to Delhi. When I am in Delhi, I meet everyone because I was a Member of Parliament for 25 years," she told reporters when asked if she would discuss the presidential poll issue in Delhi.

The Trinamool supremo is going to the Capital to attend a meeting of chief ministers on the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC.

She said she would meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi with whom she had a good rapport.

Asked if she would discuss presidential election with Mrs Gandhi, she said," I have not met her for a long time and I will enquire after her well-being since she was not keeping well. I have got a personal relationship with her."

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Congress sources had earlier said her meeting with Sonia Gandhi was billed for May 3 when the two leaders are likely to discuss the presidential poll issue.

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