06/08/2026
INDIAN AMERICANS FORUM
OPEN LETTER TO MAMATA BANERJEE
Hon’ble Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress
Date: June 8, 2026
Respected Didi,
As Non-Resident Indians who celebrated your 2021 victory against communal forces, we write today with grief and an urgent appeal.
1. THE 2026 ASSEMBLY DEBACLE: TMC LOST BENGAL
The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election result is not a setback — it is a rejection. TMC has lost power in Bengal after 15 years.
• BJP formed the government: Winning a clear majority by sweeping North Bengal, Junglemahal, and making major gains in South Bengal
• TMC reduced to opposition: Vote share crashed below 40% for first time since 2011. Lost Kolkata, Howrah, Asansol, Siliguri
• Core base eroded: Matua, Adivasi, and Muslim votes fragmented. Youth and women voters shifted due to SSC scam, Sandeshkhali, and corruption charges
• Message from Bengal: “Ma-Mati-Manush” no longer resonates. Anti-incumbency + leadership fatigue defeated TMC
Didi, this is not just an electoral loss. This is a verdict on 15 years of governance.
2. THE EXODUS HAS ACCELERATED AFTER DEFEAT
Losing power has triggered disintegration:
• MP desertions: 6 sitting TMC Lok Sabha MPs joined BJP between March-June 2026. Sources say 4 more will switch before Monsoon Session to “be on ruling side.”
• MLA exodus: Over 20 newly elected TMC MLAs are in touch with BJP, per Kolkata media. Many cite “no future in opposition” and fear of central agencies.
• Cadre collapse: Booth-level workers are demoralized. Local offices shutting. Old loyalists say party is run by “outsiders and contractors.”
As NRIs, we believe three failures caused this: arrogance at the top, lack of cadre integration, and unchecked corruption. Workers were ignored. Loyalists were sidelined. Scams were defended.
3. INDI ALLIANCE: THE FINAL NAIL
Joining INDI Alliance confused and betrayed your base. Congress fought against TMC in Bengal 2024 and 2026. They put up candidates in every seat to defeat you. They opposed you publicly.
Yet you joined hands with them nationally. For what? To carry their baggage? When Telangana CM Revanth Reddy said “I admire Hitler” while bulldozing poor homes, Rahul Gandhi stayed silent. That Hitler-stain now sticks to every INDI partner — including a defeated TMC.
You beat BJP alone in 2021. With INDI, you lost Bengal in 2026.
4. LEARN FROM OTHER REGIONAL PARTIES — OR PERISH LIKE THEM
Regional forces are being finished by Delhi parties:
• Telangana: BJP installed its CM with Congress cover to finish BRS. Congress helped. BRS is gone.
• Bihar: Congress used RJD, then cut Lalu-Tejashwi down at every turn.
• Tamil Nadu: Congress is already courting actor Vijay, sidelining 70-year ally DMK.
Didi, if you stay with Congress, TMC will vanish like BRS. Bengal loss is just the start.
5. FINAL APPEAL: INTROSPECT. REBUILD. LEAD THIRD FRONT.
India does not want BJP vs Congress. India wants a Third Alliance of federal, secular regional forces. You lost Bengal, but you can still lead India — if you act now.
We urge you:
1. Own the defeat: Apologize to Bengal. Purge corrupt leaders and Sanghi infiltrators. Bring back loyal cadre.
2. Quit INDI immediately: You have nothing to gain from Congress. They will use your loss to expand in Bengal.
3. Build Third Front by 2026 end: Unite with SP, RJD, DMK. You + Stalin + Akhilesh + Tejashwi = 200+ seats where BJP & Congress are weak.
4. Project yourself as PM face: You’re the only leader who beat Modi-Shah 1-on-1. That 2021 credibility still exists nationally, even after Bengal loss.
THE STAKES
If you lead Third Front: India gets hope for democracy, federalism, and clean governance. You go from defeated CM to national alternative.
If you don’t: TMC will go the BRS way — wiped out. BJP will rule Bengal for 15 years. History will remember 2021 as a fluke, not a legacy.
Didi, you lost Bengal. Don’t lose India.
Introspect. Rebuild. Lead the Third Front. This is your last chance.
With pain, hope, and urgency,
Indian Americans forum NRI USA
Mamata Banerjee
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