Go

Follow Us

Culture Ministry doesn't invite Didi for West Bengal event

Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister . File photo

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 21

The Union Government has left out West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from an event being organised in Kolkata tomorrow to pay tribute to Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

The yearlong 250th birth anniversary celebration of the 18th century reformer will begin at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation at Kolkata’s Salt Lake area. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy will be flying to Kolkata to participate in the event. While West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been invited for the function, Mamata Banerjee has been ignored.

About The Author

Tribune News Service

The Tribune News Service brings you the latest news, analysis and insights from the region, India and around the world. Follow the Tribune News Service for a wide-ranging coverage of events as they unfold, with perspective and clarity.

Join Whatsapp Channel of The Tribune for latest updates.

Show comments

Show comments

Trending News

Also In This Section

Ahead of assembly elections, LPG cylinder price cut by Rs 200

Shah Rukh Khan with daughter Suhana Khan seeks blessings at Shirdi Sai Baba temple ahead of Dunki release

Mumbai Police track down man who threatened Ratan Tata

'CID' actress Vaishnavi Dhanraj pleads for help in viral video from Mumbai police station; accuses mother, brother of physical assault

Top News

Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea LIVE: Supreme Court hints at giving interim bail to Delhi CM in view of Lok Sabha polls

Congress fields ex-MP Sher Singh Ghubaya from Punjab’s Ferozepur Lok Sabha seat

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 LIVE: Polling under way in 93 constituencies; 10.81 per cent voter turnout in first two hours

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams' 3rd space mission called off due to technical glitch

ED arrests Jharkhand minister's secy, latter's domestic help after cash haul

Don’t Miss

View All

10-year-old Delhi boy runs food cart to support family after father’s death; businessman offers help

Sharing a video on X, Anand Mahindra extends support to the boy

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space again on first crewed mission of Boeing's Starliner

Williams, 59, a retired US Navy captain, and Wilmore will pilot the flight

Former bureaucrat Ashok Kundra believes in giving

Gurbani rings out at UK Parliament complex for Baisakhi

The event is organised by the British Indian think-tank 1928 Institute and diaspora membership organisations City Sikhs and the British Punjabi Welfare Association

‘Like Switzerland’: Saina Nehwal on visit to Lahaul, Manali

Father elated at Arshdeep Singh’s selection in Team India

Harappan habitat found near Rakhigarhi burial site in Hisar district

Tibetan dolls born out of a German mother’s need

View all stories in this section

Most Read In 24 Hours

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10