Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that those living in Bengal must learn to speak Bengali, intensifying her movement against the BJP which she accuses of trying to defame Bengal and its culture. She, however, repeatedly asserted her love for the people of Gujarat and drew a distinction between Gujaratis like Mahatma Gandhi and “riot-mongers” like BJP chief Amit Shah. When we go to Delhi or Bihar or Uttar Pradesh, we speak in Hindi because that is the main language there. When we go to Tamil Nadu — although I don’t know the language, only a few words — we try to speak the main language there…. Similarly, if you are in Bengal, you have to speak Bengali,” Mamata said amid loud cheer.

Source: The Telegraph June 14, 2019 19:52 UTC