Jayalalithaa supported protest against demonetisation: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who on Tuesday penned a personal tribute to J. Jayalalithaa, claimed her late Tamil Nadu counterpart supported Trinamool Congress s movement against demonetisation.Banerjee, also the Trinamool supremo, heaped praises on the colossus of TN politics for being "a strong female politician"."I can t resist sharing a piece of information with you all. Jaya Ji was hospitalised when the demonetisation announcement was made. AIADMK s Parliamentary Party leader and the present Deputy Speaker, M. Thambidurai, in personal conversations with Trinamool s Parliamentary Party leader in the Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, a few days back, said that Mamata s movement against demonetisation is the right way.""Jaya Ji s party, in this way, supported our movement against demonetisation," Banerjee said in a signed article in the Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika.In the English version of the letter, carried by her party s website, the tribute quoted Mamata as saying: "M. Thambidurai, in personal conversations with Trinamool s Parliamentary Party leader in the Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, a few days back, said that Jaya Ji supported our movement against demonetisation."Banerjee said Jayalalithaa s death has "ripped our heart". She drew parallels with her own political career."I understand how fighting against all odds feels like. I have been facing a volley of abuses and conspiracies myself for some time now. Jaya Ji s struggle is somewhat similar. She emerged a winner solely because of her political wisdom, administrative expertise and strength of character. History will always remember her as a strong female politician," she added.The West Bengal government on Tuesday declared a day of mourning as a mark of respect to Jayalalithaa.