West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today refused to address the function attended by PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries after ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans have been raised as quickly as she was invited at the stage. As the CM walked towards the stage to address the function, some folks from the crowd began chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Reacting strongly to this, Banerjee stated, “I think the government program should have dignity. This is not a political program. It doesn’t suit you to insult someone after inviting them. As a protest, I won’t speak anything,” quoted ANI Banerjee as saying.
Banerjee had not began her speech when the slogan was raised by a section of the crowd at the Victoria Memorial. Once she refused to speak, the organisers had no selection but to invite PM Narendra Modi to address the function.