Kolkata, May 9 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited the residence of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata, paying tribute to the leader while underlining his ideological influence on the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Speaking to the reporters, CM Adhikari said, "The ideology and political foundation on which the rise and ultimately victory of BJP is based, is that of Syama Prasad Mookerjee...if not for Syama Prasad Mookerjee, our condition would have been the same as the minority Hindus in Bangladesh. I will propose to the cabinet and in the assembly to designate June 20, 1947, as West Bengal's Foundation Day."

CM Adhikari also offered prayers at the Bharat Sevashram Sangha i...