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Mamata Banerjee's name painted over at Kolkata's cultural hub before film fest; Jyoti Basu's left intact

Mamata Banerjee's name painted over at Kolkata's cultural hub before film fest; Jyoti Basu's left intact

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    Kolkata: Ahead of the annual Kolkata International Film Festival, a plaque bearing the name of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the city's cultural hub Nandan was painted over, while another with the name of Jyoti Basu remained untouched. This led to a heated exchange of words…

    — Deccan Herald

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Kolkata: Ahead of the annual Kolkata International Film Festival, a plaque bearing the name of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the city's cultural hub Nandan was painted over, while another with the name of Jyoti Basu remained untouched. This led to a heated exchange of words…

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Mamata Banerjee's name painted over at Kolkata's cultural hub before film fest; Jyoti Basu's left intact

Kolkata: Ahead of the annual Kolkata International Film Festival, a plaque bearing the name of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the city's cultural hub Nandan was painted over, while another with the name of Jyoti Basu remained untouched. This led to a heated exchange of words…

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