Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday asserted that he was neither a communist nor an atheist but a practising Sanatani Hindu, as he offered pushpanjali and performed aarti at a Durga Puja pandal in his home neighbourhood in Contai on Maha Ashtami.
He also accused certain groups of attempting to create instability in Bengal and across the country, warning people to remain cautious of what he described as "cockroaches and bedbugs".
Adhikari, who offered prayers alongside devotees amid tight security, said his participation in the rituals was a matter of personal faith and had nothing to do with his official position.
"I am not a communist, an atheist or a member of the Jamaat. I am a son of a thoroughly...