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Watch: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee plays the ‘dhaak’ while inaugurating a Durga Puja in Kolkata

The chief minister was accompanied by Kolkata Mayor Firad Hakim, who too played on the drums.

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Sep 29, 2022 · 01:13 pm
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