Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari directed the state police to take strict action against those allegedly insulting Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose openly or through social media, asserting that the government has "zero tolerance" for such acts.

Speaking at a press conference at Nabanna on Wednesday, Adhikari said that a delegation led by MLAs from North Bengal, including Dipak Barman and Nisith Pramanik, said some people openly and few through social media are trying to tarnish the image of national leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

"They asked me to take action against the people who are trying to malign our national hero. We respect the great leader, and we will not accept this kind of thing from the soil of B...