Amartya Sen to Mamata Banerjee: Your strong voice on Visva Bharati row is a source of strength
3 years, 11 months ago

Amartya Sen to Mamata Banerjee: Your strong voice on Visva Bharati row is a source of strength

India Today  

Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna recipient Amartya Sen has written a letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to say her "strong voice" on the Visva Bharati land controversy is "a tremendous source of strength" for him. WHAT MAMATA HAD WRITTEN TO SEN The letter came two days after Mamata Banerjee wrote to Amartya Sen expressing solidarity with him against the "bigotry of the majoritarians" in the country. Visva Bharati has reportedly written to the West Bengal government alleging that Amartya Sen was among those who have illegally occupied university land in Shantiniketan. BJP HAD CRITICISED SEN Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh had accused Amartya Sen of speaking at the behest of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

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