Silver Screen Strategy: TMC Unveils Documentary Highlighting Welfare Schemes

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) premiered a 55-minute documentary, 'Lakshmi Elo Ghore,' highlighting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s welfare schemes. Narrating a politically charged story of a widow’s survival in rural Bengal, the film aims at resonating with the TMC's key voter base. It criticizes the central government for withholding funds.

In a strategic move before the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has launched a documentary showcasing its welfare-driven initiatives. The 55-minute film, 'Lakshmi Elo Ghore,' emphasizes Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's programs as pivotal social equalisers.

The documentary premiered on a recent Wednesday at Nandan, attended by TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, party MPs, ministers, and Tollywood stars. Conceived by Banerjee and directed by Raj Chakraborty, the film presents a fictional, politically charged story focusing on a widow's life transformed by state initiatives.

TMC officials assert the documentary aims to resonate with the rural and semi-urban poor, highlighting prolonged female support for the party. Despite central financial blockages, the film showcases the state's welfare efforts, while also addressing political tensions with the central government.

(With inputs from agencies.)