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Suvendu Adhikari Accuses Left, TMC of Suppressing Bengal Culture
Suvendu Adhikari criticized two earlier political governments in West Bengal.
He said the Left Front did not respect religious traditions.
He referred to the communist description of religion as “opium.”
He also accused the Trinamool Congress of trying to change West Bengal’s cultural identity.
He used the phrase “Greater Bangladesh” for that allegation.
Adhikari said these issues continued for almost 49 years.
He said the current government wants to restore Sanatani culture and traditions.
He made the comments at a Ganesh Puja event in Kolkata.
Suvendu Adhikari accused previous Left Front and Trinamool Congress governments of suppressing Sanatani traditions and culture in West Bengal.
He said communist governments described religion as “opium” during 34 years in power.
Adhikari alleged that the Trinamool Congress tried to turn West Bengal into “Greater Bangladesh” during its 15-year rule.
He said the alleged efforts to undermine Bengal’s cultural identity continued for nearly 49 years.
Adhikari made the remarks after inaugurating a Ganesh Puja pandal in Kestopur, Kolkata.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Left Front, and the Trinamool Congress.
- What
- Adhikari accused previous governments of suppressing Sanatani traditions and culture.
- Where
- At a Ganesh Puja pandal in Kestopur, Kolkata.
- When
- Saturday.
- Why
- Adhikari said he wanted to highlight what he described as the weakening of West Bengal’s cultural identity and the need to restore its traditions.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Targeted governments
- The previous Left Front and Trinamool Congress governments
- Left Front rule
- 34 years, according to Adhikari
- Trinamool Congress rule
- 15 years, according to Adhikari
- Period cited
- Nearly 49 years
- Location
- Kestopur, Kolkata
- Event
- Ganesh Puja pandal inauguration
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Chief Minister who made the allegations while inaugurating a Ganesh Puja pandal in Kolkata
“For the past 49 years, for 34 years those who called dharma ‘opium’ were in power under the communists, and for the next 15 years they (the TMC) tried to make it into Greater Bangladesh. Now a government has come which wants to bring back the culture and ‘parampara’ (tradition) that was being forgotten.”
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