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From Maradona to Mohun Bagan, Bengal’s football heart could give a new poll symbol a life of its own

Shahid K Abbas
New Delhi, Sep 18 (UNI) The decision of the Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress to opt for “Football Player” as its election symbol carries a significance in West Bengal that reaches well beyond the mechanics of electoral politics. In a state where football is not simply a sport but an inherited emotion, a language of community and, for generations, a source of collective pride, the image of a footballer could evoke memories that few conventional political symbols can match.

#From Maradona to Mohun Bagan # Bengal’s football heart could give a new poll symbol a life of its own