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Mamata Banerjee Lashes Out At Netaji Event: "Don't Insult After Calling"
'Insulted' Mamata Banerjee refuses to speak at Netaji event in Kolkata
The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not deliver her speech "in protest" at an event at Victoria Memorial here to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans were raised when she was invited to speak.
She said "government programme should have some dignity" and it "is not fair to insult somebody whom you have invited".
The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In her brief remarks, a visibly upset Mamata Banerjee said it was a government programme and not that of a political party.
The Trinamool Congress leader also said that she was grateful to the Prime Minister and Cultural Ministry for organising the event at Kolkata.
"I think the government programme should have some dignity. This is a government programme and not a political party's programme. I am grateful to the Prime Minister, Culture Ministry for organizing an event in Kolkata. But this is not fair to insult someone whom you have invited. In protest, I am not going to speak anything. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla," she said.
Netaji's birth anniversary is being observed as Parakram Diwas in the country.
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'Insulted' Mamata Banerjee refuses to speak at Netaji event in Kolkata
The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not deliver her speech "in protest" at an event at Victoria Memorial here to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans were raised when she was invited to speak.
She said "government programme should have some dignity" and it "is not fair to insult somebody whom you have invited".
The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In her brief remarks, a visibly upset Mamata Banerjee said it was a government programme and not that of a political party.
The Trinamool Congress leader also said that she was grateful to the Prime Minister and Cultural Ministry for organising the event at Kolkata.
"I think the government programme should have some dignity. This is a government programme and not a political party's programme. I am grateful to the Prime Minister, Culture Ministry for organizing an event in Kolkata. But this is not fair to insult someone whom you have invited. In protest, I am not going to speak anything. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla," she said.
Netaji's birth anniversary is being observed as Parakram Diwas in the country.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
'Insulted' Mamata Banerjee refuses to speak at Netaji event in Kolkata
The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
"Don't Insult After Inviting": Mamata Banerjee At Netaji Event With PM
Mamata Banerjee erupted in fury at Kolkata's Victoria Memorial on Saturday evening - at an event to honour legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 124th birth anniversary - after she was faced with chants of "Jai Shri Ram"
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