The Congress on Wednesday renewed its appeal to the Trinamool Congress to support the candidature of UPA’s nominee Mr. Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential poll, in an effort to bring UPA’s ally the Trinamool Congress on board.

AICC General Secretary in-charge of West Bengal Mr. Shakeel Ahmed told reporters at the Assembly after meeting congress MLAs.

He said after announcement of the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee not a single MLA or Leader of Trinamool Congress has said anything against him. He said this is a positive sign.

Mr. Ahmed said Mr. Mukherjee has already stated that Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee was like his sister and sought support of all parties including Trinamool Congress.

Mr. Ahmed parried a question on whether he would meet Mamata to seek her party’s support for Mr Mukherjee. Mr. Mukherjee is scheduled to meet Congress and Left MLA’s including CPIM and All India Forward Bloc on the 9th of this month in Kolkata.