S ix years after he threw his weight behind the violent anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act stir and sang “Politics nokoriba bondhu (Don’t do politics, friend)”, cultural icon Zubeen Garg is at the centre of a political storm in Assam.

Since Garg died in Singapore on September 13, the ruling BJP and its rivals have been engaged in a battle of one-upmanship. The leaders of these parties have been trying to project themselves as the biggest fans of the singer-composer-actor. They have also been targeting one another for being allegedly close to the accused in the case.

The desperation is understandable. The wave of emotions triggered by Garg’s “mysterious” death in Singapore shows no signs of stopping as Assam inches closer to Assembly elections, due by May 2026.

Garg was hugely popular f

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