Published - January 01, 2026 01:21 pm IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said the party’s journey began on January 1, 1998, with the aim of serving ‘Maa Mati Manush’. File | Photo Credit: ANI Extending greetings on the Trinamool Congress's foundation day, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (January 1, 2026) said the party would continue to fight for the people and would not bow before "malevolent forces". CM Banerjee said the core guiding principle of the party's "historic journey" was the honour of the motherland, the development of Bengal and the protection of democratic rights.