For those who wanted evidence of her (lovable?) looniness here’s some: chuffed and challenged by Narendra Modi’s spectacular Vibrant Gujarat event last week Mamata Banerjee put up her own show over the weekend.

“It was past bizarre,” an attendee informed. “First of all, she called on two of Kolkata’s leading businessmen to show their support of her state by... singing!” We kid thee not. The illustrious CK Dhanuka (ex-chairman of FICCI and chairman, managing director and CEO of the Dhunseri group managed a weak rendition of Aye mere watan ke logon).