Mamata writes to Modi over vandalism of Tagore's ancestral Bangladesh home

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Narendra Modi over vandalism of Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh.

Banerjee, in a letter to the PM pointed out about vandalism of Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. She has urged the Prime Minister to take up the matter with the Government of Bangladesh and ensure the perpetrators of this senseless act are brought to justice.

"I would urge you to kindly take up the matter very strongly with the neighbouring country's government, so that no stone is left unturned to swiftly bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous and mindless act. Although untold damage has already been done, a strong international protest would at least deter in future any attack on monuments of cultural legacies that have withstood steadfastly all tests of time," Banerjee wrote in her letter.


"I am writing to express my deepest anguish over the intent of vandalsation of historic ancestral house of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in Sirajganj, Bangladesh gore frequented the place repeatedly in his lifetime, and many of his finest works were conceived or written while he was there, the letter read.

A mob reportedly vandalised the historic ancestral home of Rabindranath Tagore — the Rabindra Kacharibari — in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district on Sunday.