View: As Bengal polls near, expect political football over Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary

Tragically, the approaching assembly election in West Bengal is likely to convert this national event into a game of political football. With her recent flirtation with Bengali-ness as a stick to beat the ‘outsiders’ in the BJP with, Netaji is being sought to be repackaged by Mamata Banerjee as a symbol of Bengali asmita.

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