"Bengal Neglects Bakim Chatterjee": Great Grandson Amid Vande Mataram Debate | Read
The Bengal government "neglects" Bankim Chandra Chatterjee - the man who wrote the song 'Vande Mataram' - but the Centre respects him, Sajal Chattopadhyay, the Bengal icon's great-grandson, told NDTV on Monday. His comment comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is initiating a debate on the 150-year-old song 'Vande Mataram' in the Parliament. "Bankim Chatterjee is an iconic name. He had kept the Britishers in control. But the previous Indian government neglected him and his legacy for a long time. They even neglect it now. He is used politically. The central government respects Bankim Chatterjee, but the Bengal government neglects him," Chattopadhyay said. He said that the Centre has been in touch with his family to seek their suggestions.
