West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be travelling to Vatican City in Rome to witness the sainthood ceremony of Mother Teresa. The Roman Catholic nun is to be declared a saint on September 4 by Pope Francis. The organisation Missionaries of Charity was founded in Kolkata by Mother Teresa in 1950. The Delhi chief minister said that he had met Mother Teresa in 1992 and she had asked him to work at Kalighat in Kolkata. Kejriwal worked for Mother Teresa for few months before joining the Indian Revenue Service. "Missionaries of Charity Invites Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to Vatican city, Rome to attend Mother Teresa's sainthood ceremony on September 4".

"Kejriwal accepts invitation and will attend the sainthood of Mother Teresa in Vetican city on 4th September." tweeted Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh. While Mamta Banerjee also tweeted saying, "I have accepted Sister Prema's invitation to be present at the canonization of blessed Mother Teresa in Romeon September 4". Pope Francis had earlier announced that the Mother would be made a saint in a canonisation ceremony on September 4, on the eve of her 19th death anniversary.