WATCH: Mamata Banerjee plays badminton, nailbiting 27-shot rally ensues

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has posted a video of herself engaging in a 27-shot-rally while playing doubles Badminton.

She has captioned the video: 

"We love sports. 
A token game in a village..."

Her followers flooded the post with comments:

One follower said, "Wow our beloved Didi playing Badminton. Really great and honour to see our Didi playing. Long Live Didi."

Another one said, "Strong powerful energy balance, means tapaschrya (practice) for ethic love (sic)."

This is not the first time, the West Bengal CM became the news for sports.

In October 2018, Mamata Banerjee had received a gift from football superstar Lionel Messi. 

Messi gifted Banerjee a Barcelona club jersey with Didi and No. 10 at written at the back. Messi also included a message which said, " Best wishes for my friend Didi from Lionel Messi"

West Bengal is one of the few states in India where football dominates over cricket.

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