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Mamata Banerjeeโs statement on Madan Mitra, delivered from her Kalighat House-Cum-Office on July 15, 2026.
On 15 July 2026, in the aftermath of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Bidhan Sabha) election, Mamata Banerjee, the founder and chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), addressed party workers, elected representatives, and the media from her Kalighat House-cum-Office in Kolkata, delivering one of her most politically significant speeches since the electoral setback. The statement came amid widespread speculation regarding the future of senior party leaders, particularly following the departure of Madan Mitra, a veteran Trinamool politician whose political journey had long been intertwined with the partyโs rise in West Bengal. Rather than centering her remarks upon an individual leader, Banerjee sought to redefine the crisis as an institutional challenge confronting the party itself. Her address emphasized organizational continuity, political resilience, and ideological perseverance, while accusing political opponents of employing coercive state machinery to engineer defections.
Banerjee began by drawing attention to the fact that, despite the electoral defeat in the Assembly election, the Trinamool Congress continued to possess substantial parliamentary representation. She observed that the party still retained ten members in the Rajya Sabha and eight members in the Lok Sabha, amounting to eighteen Members of Parliament, in addition to numerous legislators and elected representatives at various levels. By foregrounding these numerical strengths, she attempted to reassure party workers that the organization remained a significant political force within Indiaโs parliamentary democracy despite losing governmental authority in the state. The reference reflected an effort to distinguish between an electoral setback in one institution and the continuing constitutional presence of the party in the national legislature.
A major theme of the speech was Banerjeeโs allegation that law-enforcement agencies and investigative institutions were being used as instruments of political intimidation. She asserted that several legislators and party functionaries had been approached by the police and threatened with legal consequences unless they shifted political allegiance. According to her account, individuals were allegedly warned that refusal to cooperate would result in criminal proceedings against themselves or members of their families. She referred to alleged threats involving the arrest of sons, daughters, and other relatives, presenting these as examples of psychological pressure intended to weaken the organizational structure of the Trinamool Congress. Such allegations echoed a recurring political narrative in Indian federal politics, wherein opposition parties have frequently accused central investigative agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED), of selectively targeting political adversaries.
In a significant personal reference, Banerjee alluded to the departure of a senior leader who had recently informed her that members of his family were under pressure from the Enforcement Directorate. She stated that she had received a message from him on the previous day explaining the circumstances confronting his family. According to Banerjee, this communication confirmed her earlier assessment regarding his political position within the organization. She remarked that he had already been removed from positions of authority before his departure and therefore no longer occupied an influential organizational role. Although she did not dwell extensively upon personalities, the remarks were widely interpreted as referring to Madan Mitra (MLA 2026), whose exit had generated considerable media attention following the election results. Her formulation suggested that the departure of an individual should not be mistaken for an organizational collapse.
Banerjee rejected what she described as attempts to misrepresent defections through misleading political narratives. She cautioned against โfalsehoodโ and โpolitical trickery,โ asserting that those wishing to leave the party were free to do so. In one of the most frequently quoted passages of the speech, she declared that โthose who remain are my gold mine.โ This metaphor represented an important symbolic formulation within the address. Rather than evaluating political strength through the number of legislators or office-bearers, she argued that the commitment and conviction of loyal workers constituted the true wealth of a political organization. The phrase echoed earlier traditions within Indian mass politics in which grassroots cadres were portrayed as the enduring foundation of party identity irrespective of electoral cycles.
Banerjee placed the contemporary crisis within the broader historical evolution of her own political career. She recalled that she had previously confronted periods of profound political isolation and institutional disadvantage. Referring specifically to 2004, when the Trinamool Congress experienced a severe electoral decline in the Lok Sabha election, she reminded listeners that she had effectively been left politically isolated yet had subsequently rebuilt the organization. She also invoked 1997, the year in which she founded the All India Trinamool Congress after separating from the Indian National Congress. By recalling the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the party, she argued that an organization capable of being created under adverse political conditions could likewise be reconstructed after the setbacks of 2026. This historical comparison transformed the immediate electoral defeat into another stage within a longer narrative of organizational renewal.
The speech therefore presented 1997, 2004, and 2026 as interconnected moments in the institutional history of the Trinamool Congress. The founding of the party represented the first phase of political construction; the setbacks of 2004 demonstrated the possibility of recovery after electoral defeat; and the circumstances of 2026 were portrayed as another opportunity for organizational regeneration. Banerjee emphasized that she retained the strength and determination necessary to begin anew, irrespective of the scale of the electoral loss.
Another important element of her address concerned the morale of party workers. Banerjee cautioned against interpreting the departure of one leader as justification for distrusting others. She insisted that those who genuinely believed in the organization would continue to remain with it. According to her, many workers might be misunderstood because they were themselves operating under extraordinary pressure. Consequently, she appealed to the remaining cadres not to become suspicious of one another merely because some prominent figures had chosen to leave. This appeal reflected an attempt to preserve organizational cohesion during a period of uncertainty, when defections often generate internal mistrust and factionalism.
Banerjee also claimed that reports concerning future defections had been anticipated well before they became public. She remarked that decisions regarding departures had effectively been settled nearly fifteen days earlier and therefore should not surprise anyone within the organization. From her perspective, political realignment was neither sudden nor unexpected but part of a broader process already understood by the party leadership. She concluded that those destined to remain would remain, while those intending to depart would inevitably do so. Such language framed defections as inevitable features of democratic politics rather than existential threats to the partyโs survival.
One of the most striking assertions in the speech concerned the relative significance of individuals and organizations. Banerjee argued that no single leader possessed the capacity to destroy the Trinamool Congress. Even if political opponents succeeded in persuading or coercing individual members into leaving, she declared that the party possessed the ability to produce โlakhs of Trinamool Congress workers.โ This emphasis upon organizational reproduction reflected a long-standing principle within cadre-based political movements, namely that institutions survive because they continually generate new leadership rather than depending exclusively upon established personalities.
Banerjee also introduced a philosophical reflection on the nature of political legitimacy. She argued that governments, offices, election symbols, and formal institutional recognition ultimately derive their meaning from public acceptance. If political opponents succeeded in depriving the party of every formal instrument of power, she maintained that the true symbol of the organization would continue to exist within the hearts of ordinary people. She declared that she would metaphorically carry that symbol herself, suggesting that the emotional bond between a political movement and its supporters could survive the loss of governmental authority or official recognition.
The concluding portion of the address questioned the durability of political rule founded upon coercion. Banerjee asked rhetorically how long politics based upon fear could endure and how long repression could remain effective as an instrument of governance. These remarks reflected a broader democratic argument that political authority ultimately depends upon public consent rather than administrative power alone. By ending the speech on this note, she shifted attention away from the immediate controversy surrounding Madan Mitra and toward a larger narrative concerning political endurance, organizational resilience, and popular legitimacy.
Mamata Banerjee (Original Bengali Text)
เฆเฆเฆเง เฆเฆเฆจเง เฆชเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆจเงเฆค เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆพเฆฅเง เฆฐเฆพเฆเงเฆฏเฆธเฆญเฆพเฆฐ 10 เฆเฆจ เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆฒเงเฆเฆธเฆญเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆ เฆเฆจ 18 เฆเฆจ เฆเฆฎเฆชเฆฟ เฆเฆเงเฅค เฆ เฆจเงเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆเฆฒเฆเฆ เฆเฆเงเฆจเฅค เฆนเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ, เฆญเฆฏเฆผเง เฆเฆพเฆเฆเง เฆเฆพเฆเฆเง เฆชเงเฆฒเฆฟเฆถเฆเง เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆญเฆฏเฆผ เฆฆเงเฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆชเงเฆฒเฆฟเฆถ เฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆฌเฆฒเฆเง, โเฆเฆพเฆกเฆผเฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆเฆธเงเฆเฆฟ, เฆเฆฒเงโ โ เฆนเฆฏเฆผ เฆฌเฆฟเฆเงเฆชเฆฟเฆฐ เฆเงเฆฒเง เฆฏเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆเงเฆฒเฆเง, เฆเฆฟ เฆเฆฐ เฆฌเฆฒเฆฌ, เฆธเงเฆเฆฟเฆ เฆเงเฆฎเงเฆชเฆพเฆจเฆฟ, เฆธเงเฆเฆฟเฆ เฆเงเฆฎเงเฆชเฆพเฆจเฆฟเฆคเง เฆจเฆพเฆฎ เฆฒเงเฆเฆพเฆจ, เฆจเฆพเฆนเฆฒเง เฆเฆพเฆกเฆผเฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆเฆธเฆเงเฅค
เฆเงเฆฒเง เฆฏเฆพเฆจ, เฆญเฆฏเฆผ เฆชเงเฆฏเฆผเง เฆจเฆพ โ เฆคเง เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆฒเงเฆเง เฆ เงเฆฏเฆพเฆฐเงเฆธเงเฆ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเง, เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเงเฆฏเฆผเงเฆเง เฆ เงเฆฏเฆพเฆฐเงเฆธเงเฆ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเง, เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆพเฆฐเฆเง เฆ เงเฆฏเฆพเฆฐเงเฆธเงเฆ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเงเฅค เฆฏเงเฆฎเฆจ เฆเฆเฆเฆจ เฆเฆเฆ เฆเฆฒเง เฆเงเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆจเง เฆฆเงเฆเฆ เฆจเงเฆ, เฆเฆพเฆฐเฆฃ เฆธเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆเฆพเฆฒเฆเงเฆ เฆฎเงเฆธเงเฆ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆฌเฆฒเงเฆเฆฟเฆฒ เฆฏเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆพเฆฐเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆเฆฒเฆเง เฆธเฆพเฆฎเฆจเง เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเงเฆเง เฆเฆกเฆฟเฅค เฆคเฆเฆจเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆฌเงเฆเง เฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเงเฆเฆฟเฆฒเฆพเฆฎ, เฆคเฆเฆจเฆ เฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆจ เฆชเฆเฆฟเฆถเฆจ เฆเฆฟเฆฒ เฆจเฆพ, เฆเฆพเฆฐเฆฃ เฆชเฆเฆฟเฆถเฆจ เฆคเฆเฆจเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆคเฆพเฆเง เฆธเฆฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเงเฆเฆฟเฆฒเฆพเฆฎ เฆธเฆฌ เฆเงเฆทเฆฎเฆคเฆพ เฆฅเงเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆพเฆเงเฆ เฆฎเฆฟเฆฅเงเฆฏเง เฆเฆฅเฆพ เฆฌเฆฒเง เฆเฆพเฆคเงเฆฐเฆฟ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆ เฆเงเฆทเงเฆเฆพ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆจเฆพเฅค เฆฏเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฏเงเฆคเง เฆนเฆฏเฆผ เฆฏเฆพเฆจ, เฆฏเฆพ เฆชเฆกเฆผเง เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฌเง เฆธเงเฆเฆพเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆธเงเฆจเฆพเฆฐเฆเฆจเฆฟเฅค
เฆเฆฎเฆฟ 2004 เฆ เฆเฆเฆพ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฒเง เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆเฆฐเง เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฟ, 1997 เฆเง เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆเฆฐเง เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฟ, 2026 เฆเฆ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆเฆฐเง เฆถเงเฆฐเง เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆทเฆฎเฆคเฆพ เฆฐเฆพเฆเฆฟเฅค เฆเฆเฆเงเฆเง เฆเงเฆฐ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆเฆเฆจ เฆเฆฒเง เฆเงเฆฒ เฆฌเฆฒเง เฆเฆฐเงเฆเฆเฆจเฆเง เฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฌเฆพเฆธ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆจ เฆเฆพเฆฐเฆฃ เฆจเงเฆเฅค เฆฏเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆเฆฟเฆฒ เฆคเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฌเงเฅค เฆเฆ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเฆธเฆฟเฆ เฆถเฆเงเฆคเฆฟ เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฎ โ เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆญเงเฆฒ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆจเฆพเฅค
เฆนเฆฏเฆผเฆคเง เฆเงเฆ เฆเงเฆ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆถเงเฆจ เฆเฆฐเฆเงเฆจ, โเฆเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆเง, เฆเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆเง?โ โ เฆจเฆพ, เฆเฆเฆพ เฆ เฆฟเฆ เฆเฆฐเงเฆเฆฟเฆฒ 15 เฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆเฆเงเฆเฅค เฆเฆเฆพ เฆฎเฆพเฆฅเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆฐเฆพเฆเฆฌเงเฆจ, เฆฏเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆพเฆฐ เฆคเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฌเง, เฆฏเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฏเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆคเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฏเฆพเฆฌเงเฅค เฆธเงเฆคเฆฐเฆพเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆเฆเฆพ เฆฒเฆกเฆผเง เฆจเงเฆฌเฅค
เฆเฆเฆเฆจ เฆคเงเฆฃเฆฎเงเฆฒ เฆเฆเฆเงเฆฐเงเฆธเฆเง เฆเงเฆ เฆฒเฆพเฆเงเฆ-เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆ เฆชเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆเงเฆฐ เฆญเฆฏเฆผ เฆฆเงเฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงเฆ เฆฒเฆเงเฆท เฆคเงเฆฃเฆฎเงเฆฒ เฆเฆเฆเงเฆฐเงเฆธ เฆคเงเฆฐเฆฟ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเฅค เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆฎเฆจเง เฆฐเฆพเฆเฆฌเงเฆจ, เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆฌเฆเฆฟเฆเง เฆเงเฆกเฆผเง เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเฅค เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆท เฆฏเงเฆเฆพ เฆเงเฆฐเฆนเฆฃ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเง, เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆทเงเฆฐ เฆนเงเฆฆเฆฏเฆผเง เฆธเงเฆเฆพเฆ เฆฆเฆฒเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆฟเฆฎเงเฆฌเฆฒเฅค เฆเฆฐ เฆธเงเฆเฆพ เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆเฆฒเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆฌเงเฆเฆงเง เฆเงเฆฐเง เฆฌเงเฆกเฆผเฆพเฆฌเงเฅค
เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆฆเงเฆเฆฌ โ เฆจเฆพเฆฎเฆ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฌเง เฆจเฆพ, เฆจเฆฟเฆถเฆพเฆจเฆพเฆ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฌเง เฆจเฆพเฅค เฆญเฆฏเฆผ-เฆญเฆฐเฆธเฆพ, เฆเฆเฆ โ เฆเฆคเฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆเฆฒเง? เฆเฆ เฆ เฆคเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆคเฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆเฆฒเง?
Sarvarthapedia Core Concept: Mamata Banerjeeโs Kalighat Address (15 July 2026)
The post-election address delivered by Mamata Banerjee from her Kalighat House-cum-Office, Kolkata, following the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, represents a significant political statement on organizational resilience, leadership continuity, political defections, state power, and democratic legitimacy. Rather than functioning merely as a response to the departure of Madan Mitra, the speech redefined electoral defeat as an opportunity for institutional reconstruction and ideological reaffirmation.
Historical Context Cluster
2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
- Electoral defeat
- Transition from governing party to opposition
- Organizational restructuring
- Beginning of post-government political strategy
- Crisis management in regional politics
See also
- Electoral Defeat
- Political Transition
- Opposition Politics
- Democratic Alternation of Power
- West Bengal Politics
Trinamool Congress Since 1997
The speech connects the founding of the All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 with its later organizational struggles, portraying the party as capable of repeated renewal despite adversity.
Related Concepts
- Party Formation
- Political Entrepreneurship
- Regional Political Parties
- Organizational Identity
- Leadership-Centric Parties
The 2004 Electoral Setback
Banerjee invokes the 2004 Lok Sabha Election, when the Trinamool Congress suffered severe electoral losses, as historical evidence that political recovery is possible after organizational decline.
See also
- Electoral Recovery
- Party Rebuilding
- Institutional Memory
- Political Cycles
- Democratic Competition
Leadership and Organization Cluster
Organizational Resilience
Central to the address is the argument that political organizations outlive individual leaders.
Connected Concepts
- Institutional Continuity
- Organizational Survival
- Leadership Succession
- Political Adaptation
- Collective Identity
Leadership versus Institution
The speech distinguishes between:
- Individual politicians
- Permanent political institutions
The departure of one leader is portrayed as incapable of destroying an established political movement.
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- Institutional Leadership
- Political Organization
- Collective Action
- Organizational Legitimacy
Grassroots Cadres
Banerjee characterizes loyal workers as the partyโs โgold mine,โ emphasizing cadre commitment over elite defections.
Connected Topics
- Party Cadres
- Grassroots Mobilization
- Political Volunteers
- Party Organization
- Political Commitment
Organizational Regeneration
The speech presents repeated organizational reconstruction as an inherent characteristic of successful political movements.
Links
- Political Renewal
- Organizational Evolution
- Institutional Learning
- Crisis Recovery
Political Defection Cluster
Political Defections
The immediate context of the speech concerns defections following electoral defeat.
Connected Concepts
- Party Switching
- Legislative Defections
- Political Loyalty
- Electoral Opportunism
- Internal Party Crisis
Madan Mitra
His departure becomes a symbolic case illustrating the relationship between:
- Individual political careers
- Institutional continuity
- Organizational restructuring
Related Topics
- Trinamool Congress Leaders
- Political Realignment
- Leadership Exit
- Party Discipline
Internal Cohesion
Banerjee urges remaining members not to distrust one another despite defections.
See also
- Organizational Trust
- Internal Democracy
- Group Solidarity
- Political Morale
Democratic Institutions Cluster
Parliamentary Representation
The address emphasizes continued representation through:
- Rajya Sabha
- Lok Sabha
- State Legislators
This distinguishes electoral defeat from institutional relevance.
Connected Articles
- Bicameral Parliament
- Federal Democracy
- Parliamentary Opposition
- Representation Theory
Opposition Politics
The speech represents an example of opposition strategy immediately after losing executive office.
Related Topics
- Parliamentary Opposition
- Democratic Accountability
- Political Resistance
- Shadow Politics
Democratic Legitimacy
Banerjee argues that popular acceptance, rather than governmental office, ultimately determines political legitimacy.
Related Concepts
- Popular Sovereignty
- Electoral Legitimacy
- Democratic Consent
- Political Representation
State Power Cluster
Alleged Political Intimidation
The speech alleges the use of:
- Police
- Investigative agencies
- Legal proceedings
- Family pressure
to induce political defections.
See also
- State Power
- Political Coercion
- Law Enforcement
- Administrative Neutrality
- Civil Liberties
Enforcement Directorate
The Enforcement Directorate is presented as an institution allegedly influencing political behavior through investigations.
Connected Topics
- Financial Investigation
- Anti-Corruption Agencies
- Federal Institutions
- Investigative Agencies
Politics of Fear
The address repeatedly contrasts:
- Fear
- Political conviction
and questions the long-term sustainability of governance based upon coercion.
Related Concepts
- Political Psychology
- Authoritarian Practices
- Democratic Freedom
- Civil Society
Political Philosophy Cluster
Political Legitimacy
The speech advances the proposition that:
- Governments may change.
- Symbols may disappear.
- Public trust determines enduring legitimacy.
Related Articles
- Legitimacy
- Social Contract
- Democratic Theory
- Public Mandate
Political Symbolism
The symbolic importance of:
- Party symbol
- Organizational identity
- Public memory
becomes central to Banerjeeโs conception of political survival.
Connected Concepts
- Political Symbols
- Collective Identity
- Public Memory
- Electoral Branding
Hope and Political Renewal
Historical setbacks are interpreted as opportunities for reconstruction rather than permanent decline.
Related Topics
- Political Optimism
- Institutional Resilience
- Democratic Recovery
- Organizational Adaptation
Indian Politics Cluster
Regional Political Parties
The speech illustrates how regional parties:
- Survive electoral defeat
- Rebuild organizationally
- Maintain parliamentary influence
- Preserve ideological identity
See also
- Federal Politics
- State Politics
- Coalition Politics
- Regionalism
West Bengal Political History
The address forms part of the longer history of:
- Left Front era
- Rise of Trinamool Congress
- BJP expansion
- Electoral competition after 2026
Related Topics
- Politics of West Bengal
- Electoral History of Bengal
- Party Systems
- Political Transformation
Civilizational and Institutional Studies Cluster
Institutional Continuity
- Political institutions
- Organizational memory
- Leadership succession
- Long-term adaptation
Crisis Leadership
- Electoral crisis
- Organizational crisis
- Leadership communication
- Strategic reassurance
Political Communication
- Crisis speeches
- Symbolic rhetoric
- Organizational messaging
- Public reassurance
Democratic Resilience
- Peaceful political transition
- Institutional persistence
- Opposition reconstruction
- Public participation
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