TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said Sanjeev Sanyal’s “main target was to defame Bengalis”, while party MP Jawhar Sircar accused the bureaucrat of trying to fan hatred against the state.
At a similar rally 5 yrs ago, 20 national-level Opp leaders were present on dais, giving the TMC chief's anti-BJP fight a boost. This time, while she has herself rejected INDIA, the corruption allegations and Sandeshkhali taint cast too long a shadow
Sandeshkhali has been tense since February first week after villagers went on a rampage while accusing TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of land grab and sexual harassment.