New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a letter in Bengali urging people of West Bengal to vote wisely in the upcoming polls.

The letter, which begins with 'Joy maa Kali', is being distributed door-to-door, months ahead of the high-stakes assembly polls in the state. A Hindi language version was also shared online.

The letter begins with 'Joy Maa Kali' - a praise for the goddess Kali. The letter mentions Bengal's historical record of being the home state of many great personalities, including Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, and asserts that Bengal needed a "new direction".

Joy Maa Kali (or Jai Maa Kali) is a powerful Sanskrit/Bengali invocation that translates to "Victory to Mother Kal...