On a day 80-year-old Sisir Adhikari, father of former Trinamool minister Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister dubbed them both "traitors" and "thiefs" who are now claiming credit for the work her government had done. Speaking at a rally in East Medinipur's Kanthi town, the Adhikaris' political bastion, she accused them of siphoning money meant for teachers and conspiring against her government since 2014. Later, she even called herself "an ass" for not recognising people who would eventually cheat her.