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Maintaining stoic silence

Congress veteran Luizinhbab Faleiro appears to be a wounded tiger. He seems to be working on a strategy “ maintain stoic silence on his future political plans and allow his aides to do the talking. He seems to have neither forgotten nor forgiven how his rivals scuttled his chances to head the Congress government in 2017. Sources say Luizinhbab could not digest the news that these very same leaders have manoeuvred their way after sidelining him and other Congress leaders. The question unanswered is whether he would respond to a call from Didi or go by Madam Sonia’s plea to stay put in the Congress.


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The Didi factor

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Sep 25, 2021, 12:37 AM IST
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As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Didi appears set to descend on Goa to test the political waters once again in 2022, questions are raised about how the existing players will grapple with the TMC juggernaut. Fresh from her comprehensive victory over the Modi-Shah duo, earning goodwill from secular forces, observers wonder whether the Congress and like-minded parties can afford to label TMC as the BJP’s B team. By the way, observers wonder which political party vying for…

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