With the talks between West Bengal [ Images ] Chief Minister Buddadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool Congress [ Images ] chief Mamata Banerjee [ Images ] failing to reach an understanding, Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi  on Saturday called for a 'spirit of accommodation' that was evident during the talks he presided over to break the Singur deadlock.

"Through the Singur discussions on September 5, 6 and 7, I saw earnest participants showing a rare spirit of accommodation. That spirit needs to be operationalised," a Raj Bhavan release said.

Gandhi said, "Reason can be reasonable; passion dispassionate. I believe, given the will, a solution can still be found in a manner that accords with the law, safeguards the interests of farmers, of the small car factory and, going beyond, help in establishing the farm-factory balance that we so vitally need."

Invoking Rabindranath Tagore [ Images ], the Governor said, Jiban jakhan shukai jai koruna dharai esho (when the heart is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy."