Kolkata: Trinamool MLA from Ranaghat South and a former BJP legislator, Mukutmani Adhikari, met BJP MP and junior Union minister Shantanu Thakur at Thakurnagar on Saturday.
Sources said the two held a closed-door meeting for about 30 minutes. Adhikari dismissed rumours about his possible return to the BJP, saying he had gone to offer prayers for his newly purchased car and met Thakur as a courtesy. He also claimed he visited the residence of TMC Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur. However, Bagda TMC MLA Madhuporna Thakur, Mamata Bala's daughter, said Adhikari did not visit their house.