"Better Off Without Your Blessing": Visva-Bharati University To Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
Mamata Banerjee said Vishwa Bharati University should focus on running the university and not target students to indulge in saffronisation
What began as a row over Visva Bharati University's allegation that Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen had illegally occupied land has now turned into a full-blown political battle, with the university issuing a statement against Mamata Banerjee.
In a press statement, the university said, "Visva Bharati is a central university. We are better off without your blessings because we are used to the margdarshan (guidance) of Prime Minister."
The statement was signed by Visva-Bharati spokesperson Mahua Banerjee.
Earlier, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, had hit out at the university for accusing Nobel laureate Amartya Sen of illegally occupying land. Mamata Banerjee handed over state government records showing that that land was indeed given to Amartya Sen's father Ashutosh Sen and there was no illegal occupation as alleged by the university.