Former TMC leader Riju Dutta launched a sharp political attack on the Trinamool Congress while also defending West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over viral videos showing people branding her a “thief” outside the Calcutta High Court. Dutta said he felt “very bad” watching the visuals and questioned whether a leader of Mamata Banerjee’s stature deserved such treatment. He also hinted at a bigger political battle ahead, saying he would meet the TMC “in the political arena.”