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Suvendu Adhikari Sings Tomar Dekha Nai Re During Durga Puja, Targets Mamata and Abhishek
- •Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee over their reduced participation in Durga Puja inaugurations this year.
- •Mocking their absence, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was jokingly heard singing the popular Bengali song Tomar Dekha Nai Re.
- •Suvendu Adhikari inaugurated several prominent pujas in Kolkata including Sreebhumi Sporting, Chetla Agrani, and Suruchi Sangha under specific ritual conditions.
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Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari mocked the sharp drop in Durga Puja inaugurations by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee. He noted that Mamata only inaugurated her neighborhood puja in Kalighat while Abhishek skipped inaugurating pujas in Diamond Harbour entirely, prompting him to jokingly sing 'Tomar Dekha Nai Re'.
This year, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari personally inaugurated several major Kolkata pujas traditionally run by TMC leaders, including Sreebhumi Sporting, Chetla Agrani, and Suruchi Sangha. He also traveled to districts like Murshidabad and East Medinipur to inaugurate multiple pandals directly.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari mandated that no Durga Puja could be inaugurated before the start of Devi Paksha following proper rituals. Additionally, his administration banned DJs during festivities and immersion processions, restricted pandals from blocking major roads and traffic junctions in Kolkata, and required all idol immersions to conclude by October 24.
