“Saradha is the other name of Saraswati, she is worshipped everywhere, and this Saradha turned into a chit fund? Mamataji, we did not expect this from you,” he said.
“Personally, I have always respected you. But what have you done, you have broken the dreams of the people of Bengal....So much lust for the chair?....You have imbibed the bad things of both the Left and Congress,” Modi said.
Sarcastically lauding Banerjee's talent for painting, he said, “Your paintings used to be sold for Rs four lakh, 8 lakh or 15 lakh, but what is the reason that one of your paintings sold for Rs 1.80 crore. I respect art.
“But who was the person who bought the painting for Rs 1.80 crore,” he said.