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Opinion | West Bengal Polls: Why Both Trinamool And BJP Want To Woo The Rajbanshis
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- Opinion | Mohua Chatterjee
The BJP's march in Bengal has been primarily powered by the Rajbanshi and Matua communities, spread across the northern and eastern border regions, respectively.
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Trinamool Tries To Win Over Matua Community, Arms SIR To Consolidate Votes
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a rally in the bordering district of Thakurnagar on November 25.
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Trinamool To Ramp Up Fight Against Voter Revision With Focus On Matuas
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Harshit Sabarwal
Amid the political tussle in West Bengal over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise between the TMC and the BJP, Trinamool National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee will virtually address over 10,000 party leaders on Monday.
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"Fabricated": BJP vs Trinamool As Video Claims Sandeshkhali Women Were Paid To Protest
- Monday May 13, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Asserting that Matuas are bona fide citizens of the country, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused top BJP leaders of insulting the people belonging to the community by labelling the 'refugee' tag on them and promising them to provide
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Opinion: NRC, But Not CAA - What West Bengal's Rajbongshi Community Wants
- Friday March 15, 2024
- Opinion | Jayanta Bhattacharya
Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.
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Trinamool vs BJP At Bengal Temple Over Alleged Disrespect To Holy Shrine
- Monday June 12, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.
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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
- Wednesday November 2, 2022
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Sanjib Kumar Das
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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Matua Guru's Teachings Important To Negate Attempts To Divide Society: PM
- Wednesday March 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Matua community's spiritual guru Sri Sri Harichand Thakur's teachings are of immense importance in present times when attempts are being made to divide the society based on language and region.
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Union Minister Quits Bengal BJP's WhatsApp Groups. Here's Why
- Wednesday January 5, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
In an embarrassment to the BJP, Union Minister and prominent member of the Matua community, Shantanu Thakur has quit all WhatsApp groups of the party.
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Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
It was a family feud that brought Santanu Thakur into politics and now he is one of the most influential leaders of the politically-crucial Matua community of West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | West Bengal Polls: Why Both Trinamool And BJP Want To Woo The Rajbanshis
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- Opinion | Mohua Chatterjee
The BJP's march in Bengal has been primarily powered by the Rajbanshi and Matua communities, spread across the northern and eastern border regions, respectively.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trinamool Tries To Win Over Matua Community, Arms SIR To Consolidate Votes
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a rally in the bordering district of Thakurnagar on November 25.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trinamool To Ramp Up Fight Against Voter Revision With Focus On Matuas
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Harshit Sabarwal
Amid the political tussle in West Bengal over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise between the TMC and the BJP, Trinamool National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee will virtually address over 10,000 party leaders on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Fabricated": BJP vs Trinamool As Video Claims Sandeshkhali Women Were Paid To Protest
- Monday May 13, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Asserting that Matuas are bona fide citizens of the country, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused top BJP leaders of insulting the people belonging to the community by labelling the 'refugee' tag on them and promising them to provide
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: NRC, But Not CAA - What West Bengal's Rajbongshi Community Wants
- Friday March 15, 2024
- Opinion | Jayanta Bhattacharya
Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trinamool vs BJP At Bengal Temple Over Alleged Disrespect To Holy Shrine
- Monday June 12, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
- Wednesday November 2, 2022
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Sanjib Kumar Das
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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www.ndtv.com
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Matua Guru's Teachings Important To Negate Attempts To Divide Society: PM
- Wednesday March 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Matua community's spiritual guru Sri Sri Harichand Thakur's teachings are of immense importance in present times when attempts are being made to divide the society based on language and region.
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www.ndtv.com
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Union Minister Quits Bengal BJP's WhatsApp Groups. Here's Why
- Wednesday January 5, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
In an embarrassment to the BJP, Union Minister and prominent member of the Matua community, Shantanu Thakur has quit all WhatsApp groups of the party.
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www.ndtv.com
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Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
It was a family feud that brought Santanu Thakur into politics and now he is one of the most influential leaders of the politically-crucial Matua community of West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com