An artist and YouTube star, Murmu has become an icon as a representative of Santal and Adivasi youngsters. In his performances and music videos, Murmu wears a panchi the traditional garment worn by Santal men and a t-shirt. His attire, like his music, is a blend of traditional and modern.
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Highlights My good luck that I survived : Mamata Banerjee on her injury
Some thought I wouldn t be able to step out with a broken leg, she said
Kolkata:
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who hit the campaign trail yesterday in a wheelchair, made the 300-odd km journey to Purulia today, where she declared, People s pain is greater than my pain . Referring to her injury, sustained last week in Nandigram, she said, Some thought I wouldn t be able to step out with this broken leg .
At her rally in Kolkata yesterday, Ms Banerjee had made the same point.
My pain is not greater than the suffering of people as democracy is being trampled through dictatorship, she had said. I will continue to roam around Bengal on this wheelchair. If I go on bed rest, who will reach out to the people of Bengal? the Chief Minister had said.