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Controversy erupts over Abhishek Banerjee's photo outside Swami Vivekananda's ancestral house

IANS | January 12, 2026 02:48 PM

KOLKATA: A controversy arose regarding a poster that displayed Trinamool Congress' All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee in front of Swami Vivekananda's ancestral residence located on Simla Street in North Kolkata on Monday.

The BJP strongly criticised the poster, claiming that it featured only Abhishek Banerjee's image and omitted any representation of Swami Vivekananda, despite the message 'Welcome, Crown Prince' written on it.

The BJP said that by placing such a poster in front of Swami Vivekananda's house, especially on his birth anniversary, the Trinamool Congress has insulted Vivekananda himself.

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