Amid protests over alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled States, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday (August 8, 2025) referred to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and wished that the country flourished without the "terror of language".
She also hoped that people would wake up in an India where "Rabindranath’s language, Bengali, receives respect, dignity, and the love of all citizens".
“I offer my reverence at the feet of the world poet Rabindranath Tagore. He resides in our hearts in every living moment. He is the poet of our soul, and I invoke him today from the depths of my heart. He is our guardian and our guiding light,” Ms. Banerjee posted on X.
Ms. Banerjee made her comments on a day that marks Tagore's 84th death anniversary, which, according to the Bengali calendar, falls on the 22nd day of Shravan.
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