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Watch: Mamata Banerjee plays badminton in Bengal village, posts video on Twitter

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee showed off her skills with the racket on a badminton court in a village.

Updated on: Jan 05, 2019 2:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee loves music, painting and also writes poems. But on Friday evening she showed another skill-set that was different from politics. She posted a video of herself playing badminton.

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Wrapped in a shawl, Mamata Banerjee is seen rallying volley after volley and matching shot for shot on the badminton court. She also tries a couple of smash shots at her opponent what she usually does in the game of politics. But it was different here on the badminton court.

The 32-second video ends with Mamata Banerjee losing a point but it was all sports. She tweeted, “We love sports. A token game in a village…”

Mamata Banerjee is also an accomplished painter. One of her paintings hangs in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. A poem composed by her is set to be part of school curriculum in West Bengal. She also has a music album to her credit titled, “Roudrachaya” (Sunlight and Shade) with all songs penned and composed by the chief minister.

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