Vice President CP Radhakrishnan reacted to controversy that erupted after President Droupadi Murmu criticised Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for changing the venue of the International Santhal Conference saying that the lapses in arrangement were "unfortunate".

"The office of the Hon’ble President is the highest constitutional office of our Republic and must always receive the dignity, protocol and respect it deserves. Any lapse in arrangements befitting her constitutional position that happened in West Bengal today is unfortunate. The sanctity of the office of the Hon’ble President must always be maintained and due respect accorded to the highest office of the nation," the Vice President said in a post on X.

Samrat Choudhary, speaking on the controversy surrounding the relocation of an event organised by the Santhal community, a tribal community in Bengal, said, "This is more an insult to the tribals than to the President. The people of Bengal will give Mamata Banerjee a reply in two months."

President Droupadi Murmu had criticised the Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for changing the venue of the International Santhal Conference

Dharmendra Pradhan, Education minister and senior BJP leader, launched an attack of the Trinamool Congress after President Draupadi Murmu criticised the party and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for changing the venue of the International Santhal Conference.

"The concerns expressed by Hon’ble President Droupadi Murmu ji @rashtrapatibhvn during her visit to Darjeeling reflect a deeply unfortunate lapse in administrative sensitivity and respect for the highest constitutional office of the country. When the President herself is compelled to express anguish over the arrangements made, it raises serious questions about the conduct and preparedness of the authorities responsible," he said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised the West Bengal government saying that the Trinamool Congress have hit a new low "in its anarchic behaviour by humiliating the President of India with its glaring disregard for protocol."

"This lays bare the rot in the TMC Government which not only violates the constitutional rights of citizens at will but also does not spare even the President of India from its tyranny. The disrespect for the highest constitutional post of India that too at a program organised by our tribal sisters and brothers is an insult to our nation and the very values that define our constitutional democracy," he said.