West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid tribute to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on his bicentenary birth anniversary, and seized the occasion to hit out at “certain outsiders”, who, according to her, had desecrated a bust of the polymath last year.
She also said that the social reformer will be remembered for his crusade against child marriage and polygamy, and his teachings will continue to inspire all.
“Remembering great social reformer & educationist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on his 200th birth anniversary. He was a pioneer for Bangla language & drafted primer Barnaparichay. Also known as ‘Dayar Sagar’, he fought for widow remarriage, banning child marriage & polygamy,” Ms. Banerjee tweeted.
A bust of Vidyasagar was vandalised at a college here in May 2019, when clashes broke out during a road show led by the then BJP president Amit Shah, ahead of the…