Turncoat!

Poet Subodh Sarker; though not a member of Communist Party, was known to be staunch supporter of the Left. He actively took part in the rallies organized by the Left and took anti TMC stance on many issues. But what on earth has changed his mindset overnight and he decided to support the arch rival TMC, that too immediately before LS polls, is a bit difficult to understand. That to repay his debt or show his gratitude to Arpita Ghosh for she stood by him and his only son at the time of crisis when he lost his wife poet Mallicka Sengupta or his long association with Bartya Bose who requested him to extend support to Arpita whom TMC fielded as LS candidate are reasons, he argues, to switch over allegiance to TMC have few takers. The only plausible reason is his inner urge to amble along corridor power like many of his friends as there is apparently a long way to go for the Left to stage a come back.Any way, it smacks of opportunism that any man of principle would look down upon.For Arindam seal another self professed Leftist becoming turncoat, the less said the better. What’s very funny about him is that he claims he’d remain leftist for ever while supporting TMC at the same time.