Bengal

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has launched a fierce counterattack after Madhya Pradesh Higher Education minister Inder Singh Parmar allegedly labelled Raja Ram Mohan Roy a “British agent” and a “fake reformer”. The remark has ignited widespread criticism in Bengal, where Roy is revered as a pioneering figure in women’s rights, social reform and the abolition of sati.

TMC leaders accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of once again revealing its “Bangla-Birodhi” mindset. They argued that the repeated targeting of Bengal’s icons—from Tagore and Vivekananda to Vidyasagar—reflects a deep hostility toward the state’s intellectual and cultural legacy.

In a post on X, TMC said: “@BJP4Indi’s hatred for Bengal’s icons knows no bounds. The same Raja Ram Mohan Roy — the great refo

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