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What John F. Kennedy preached — “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” — Mamata Banerjee has practised with gusto.
But largely without asking her fellow Calcuttans, or at least many of the 76 experts chosen to guide the Calcutta Municipal Corporation.
Mamata’s intention to involve people from all walks of life is refreshing. But many appear to have been in the dark till their names were publicly announced, which leaves them with little option but to accept or be counted as arrayed against the new dispensation.
Prompted by the perplexed reactions of some, The Telegraph tried contacting the nominees to verify if their approval was sought before making their names public. Of the 52 people who could be contacted, three said they had been informed of their nominations beforehand, 41 said they were not and eight refused comment.
Question: Was your approval sought before your name was included in the committee and made public?
Actor
Ranjit Mullick: No
Chiranjit: No
Supriya Devi: No
Debasree Roy: No
Sandhya Roy: No
Singer
Nachiketa: Yes
Sumitra Sen: No
Nirmala Misra: No
Anup Ghosal: No
Gautam Ghosh: Yes
Painter
Jogen Chowdhury: No
Writer
Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay: No
Joy Goswami: No
Dancer
Amala Shankar: No
Film-maker
Sandip Ray: No
Haranath Chakraborty: No
Theatre director
Bibhas Chakraborty: No
Bratya Basu: No
Rizwanur’s mother
Kiswar Jahan: No
Doctor
Tridib Banerjee: No
Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar: No
Subrata Maitra: No
Bhabatosh Biswas: Won’t comment
Hospital official
Pradip Tandon: No
Scientist
Sujoy Basu: No
Economist
Abhirup Sarkar: No
Advocate
Kashikanta Maitra: Won’t comment
Biman Banerjee: Won’t comment
Soumen Basu: Won’t comment
Sekhar Basu: Won’t comment
Former judge
Chittatosh Mookerjee: No
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