AIMIM's West Bengal unit chief joins TMC Updated: Updated: Switched sides to keep the ‘poisonous air’ at bay, says Abdul Kalam Share Article AAA West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Switched sides to keep the ‘poisonous air’ at bay, says Abdul Kalam S.K Abdul Kalam, the acting West Bengal unit president of AIMIM, joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday along with several other members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, months ahead of the assembly elections. Joining the TMC at its headquarters in Kolkata, Mr. Kalam said there has been an atmosphere of peace and tranquility in West Bengal for several years and he switched sides to keep the "poisonous air" at bay.