If you have guts, arrest me for chanting Jai Shri Ram,” Shah said at an election rally in Canning, South 24 Parganas. At both the rallies, he chanted “Jai Shri Ram” several times. A group of youths had chanted “Jai Shri Ram” at Chandrokona while the chief minister’s convoy was passing by. BJP leaders cited the clip to claim that the chief minister considered “Jai Shri Ram” chants offensive. The Telegraph, however, found out that no one had been arrested for chanting “Jai Shri Ram”.

Source: The Telegraph May 13, 2019 20:03 UTC