Bengal

Kolkata: After Kali Puja and Diwali, the city glamoured up to celebrate ‘Bhai Phonta’ with fervour on Thursday as sisters prayed for their brothers’ long lives. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her greetings, further highlighting the day with a song dedicated to sibling bonds.

Banerjee on social media greeted the people of Bengal with her self-composed song “Bhai er Kopale Dilam Phonta/Mangaldeep-e Jaluk Sikha”. The Chief Minister uploaded the 25-second music video of her song.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes to her social media every year to wish well to the citizens on the festive day.

Her party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, also extended his best wishes to the people of Bengal on this occasion. He emphasised strengthening ‘brotherhood’.

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