West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on September 10 (Thursday) defended the
Mr. Adhikari’s remarks directing police action pertained to
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, on September 7, appeared to attempt damage control by saying nobody could ask Bengalis to give up non-vegetarian food. “How can Bengalis not have fish and meat? Even Swami Vivekananda said Ma Kali will have mutton [as an offering]. It is dangerous if someone tries to rise above Vivekananda. This is his (Shastri’s) personal opinion,” Mr. Bhattacharya had said.
Several other ministers of the West Bengal government had joined the State BJP president rejecting Shastri’s advice on switching to vegetarian food during pujas.
