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Calling him a politician with a “lion’s heart” Roy recounted how Atalji had taken back Mamata Banerjee in the ministry despite reservations in the party after Mamata Banerjee quit the railway ministry with utter contempt in 2000. Vajpayee could make a sizeable section in the city feel that Vajpayee was a victim of numbers game. He knew that Mamata Banerjee doesn’t subscribe to the BJP ideology. What’s more is this feeling of empathy helped BJP to get rid of the “untouchability” stigma in West Bengal. Mamata used to send him his favourite sweets from Bengal and a pair of dhoti and kurta during his birthday,” said Trinamool secretary general Partha Chatterjee..