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POLITICSJul 12 · 20:57 UTCTHE HINDU NATIONAL

Road rage | Politics of renaming a street in Bengal

The BJP government renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road, sparking public outcry. Historical evidence suggests the street was originally named after the first Muslim V-C of Calcutta University, not the person the government blames for killings, making the renaming a significant political moment in Bengal.

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