Kolkata, April 8 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid humble respects to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his death anniversary while also taking an indirect dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming "certain groups" are disrespecting Bengali heritage and misusing the names of 'Bengali sages'. These groups, she said, will be given a "befitting reply" by the people of the state for the upcoming assembly elections.

In an 'X' post said that people who know nothing of Bengali history are deliberately misusing the state's historical icons.

"Regrettably, today, a group of people, failing to accord due respect to Bengal's sages and driven by the lure of cheap politics, are attempting to misuse them. Even the n...