A political row erupted on Tuesday following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark that Rabindranath Tagore had composed “national songs” of two countries. Participating in an event at international border outpostPetrapole in North24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the Home Minister said that in the entire world “Kabiguru was the only person who had the privilegeof writing the national songs of two countries”.
“Once again, @BJP4India has proved that their leaders know nothing about the country’s history. On the auspicious occasion of Rabindra Jayanti, Union Home Minister @AmitShah claims that the NATIONAL SONGS of India and Bangladesh were written by Rabindranath Tagore! This is what happens when you spend more time revising history rather than studying it,” the Trinamool Congress said in its official twitter handle.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while participating in an event on Rabindra Jayanti, also took a swipe at the Union Home Minister’s remarks. Without directly naming Mr. Shah, Ms. Banerjee said that there are some people who, without knowing about the Gurudev, come with a written note or a teleprompter and speak about the poet forthe purpose of elections.
