Kolkata, June 12 (UNI) West Bengal ruling Trinamool Congress and the principal opposition BJP on Thursday strongly condemned the vandalism of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district.
In a statement, the TMC said 'We strongly condemn the vandalism of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district.'
The ruling party said, "Gurudev is a symbol of Bengal’s cultural heritage and a global icon of literature and humanism. Such acts of disrespect are an affront to every Bengali’s identity and pride," and urged the Central government to take cognizance of this grave incident and initiate bilateral dialogue to ensure that the concerned authorities in Bangladesh act swiftly and bring the culprits to justice."