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Agony of the bhadralok: Amidst Bengal’s pitched political battles, this group finds itself on the sidelines
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Agony of the bhadralok: Amidst Bengal’s pitched political battles, this group finds itself on the sidelinesBy Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr., TOI Contributor
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 10:05 AM IST
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The agonising dilemma of the gentle bhadralok now is this: The need to support Mamata Banerjee and TMC because it’s clear as daylight that the Left Front doesn’t have the strength to keep the Hindutva raiders from the Hindi heartland at bay. There’s reason to believe that the bhadralok harbours conservative tendencies which may draw them to BJP’s toxic cultural politics.