PM accuses TMC of changing Bengal’s culture through infiltration, calls Mamata govt ‘anti-tribal’

PURULIA (WB): (Apr 19) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a broadside against the TMC government in West Bengal, accusing it of changing the state’s language and culture through infiltration, neglecting tribal areas and presiding over what he called “Maha jungleraj”.

Addressing a rally in Purulia that has a significant tribal population, Modi sought to sharpen the BJP’s political pitch in Junglemahal ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, framing the contest as one between “development and appeasement”.

“Due to infiltration, Bengal’s language and culture are witnessing a change,” he said, alleging that the ruling party’s politics had altered the state’s social character.