Centre denies Mamata's allegation, denies role in freezing accounts of Missionaries of Charity

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that union government has frozen accounts of the Missionaries of Charity. However, there was no official confirmation on this count from the office of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata.

Kolkata/New Delhi:The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday denied allegations of freezing the bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity (MoC). State Bank of India (SBI) has informed that MoC itself sent a request to SBI to freeze its accounts, according to MHA.

Earlier in the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted that the central government has frozen bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity, founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, who was later elevated to the status of Saint Teresa.

“Shocked to hear that on Christmas, the Union ministry has frozen all bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. The charity's 22,000 patients and employees have been left without food and medicines. While the law is paramount, humanitarian efforts must not be compromised,” her Twitter message has read.

However, there was no official confirmation on this count from the office of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. However, state government sources informed that the matter has been brought to the notice of the state government by the organization only and their office bearers are also in touch with the Union government in this matter.