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After putting up a brilliant performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress today said it would play a greater constructive role in the country.
Party chief Mamata Banerjee claimed that the success came despite "malicious campaign" launched by a section of the media against which the party fought single-handedly. "We will play a greater constructive role in the country. We thank the people and at the end of it, it is the people who has emerged as the 'Man of the Match'," Banerjee said.
"We are for harmony of all castes, religions and creeds. We are in favour of economic stability, financial stability and political stability," she said.
Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, Banerjee's TMC has performed extremely well by leading in 34 seats, with the main opposition Left leading in 2 seats and Congress leading in 4 seats.
Banerjee blamed a section of the media for ushering in a one-sided malicious campaign against Trinamool in tandem with the opposition. Banerjee said that after such kind of malicious campaign, value-based politics would be replaced by value-less politics.
"There was so much of malicious campaign, but still CPI(M) has simply vanished from the market," said Banerjee. Banerjee while taking about the performance of regional parties said AIDMK in Tamil Nadu had performed well.
She appealed to all her party supporters and workers to maintain calm and peace in Bengal. Saying her party is "pro-people", Banerjee dedicated TMC's stupendous performance to the people and noted that the electoral battle this time was "difficult".
"There is a lot to learn from this election. The battle this time was difficult. We have seen that riding on money power, a one-sided campaign propaganda can be used in favour of one party at the national level and in West Bengal." She alleged that all central agencies had been used against her party even 48 hours before the election.
"A section of the media has done one-sided campaign against us. I do not want any bitterness with you. They did not even think it necessary to take our opinion even," she said adding that this problem was not there in other states.
