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Syama Prasad Mukherjee's bust vandalised in Kolkata, six detained
Updated On: 07 March, 2018 05:03 PM IST | Kolkata | PTI
At least six persons were detained when a bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee was vandalised in Kolkata on Wednesday
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At least six persons were detained when a bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee was vandalised in Kolkata on Wednesday. The prominent right-wing ideologue's statue came under attack at Kalighat area of south Kolkata. This comes after a couple of similar incidents -- Lenin's statue razed in south Tripura and social activist Periyar's bust vandalised in Vellore, drawing criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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