Sad that values of our founding fathers being undermined: Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was sad to see that the values endorsed by India's founding fathers were being undermined.

"On this day in 1946, the interim government of Undivided India was formed, which functioned till August 1947. I am saddened to see that many of the values our founding fathers stood for are being undermined," Banerjee tweeted.

The interim government of India, also known as the provisional government, was formed on this day in 1946 and lasted till the country got independence on August 15, 1947.