Rabindranath Tagore’s House Vandalised in Bangladesh: BJP Slams Yunus Govt Amid Political Storm

Statue of Rabindranath Tagore. (Photo/ANI)

A political row erupted after the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was attacked and vandalised by a mob on Tuesday.

Denouncing the incident, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra alleged that the vandalism was a “planned attack.” 

"Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral house, located in Bangladesh, was attacked and damaged... His Kacharibari, built by his grandfather, has been attacked. We are getting to know that the people of Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam carried out this attack. It is also coming to light that this was a pre-planned attack. For five days, it was planned that the house of Rabindranath Tagore, the foundation and pillar of our civilisation and culture of Bengal, would be attacked so that they could send a big message to the world. It was a planned attack," ANI quoted Patra as saying.

Patra also appealed to the world community to come together and denounce the attack. 

"Rabindranath Tagore is no ordinary personality. When his house was attacked, his way of thinking was attacked; we appeal to the world community to come together against this. This is the appeal of the BJP, a party that believes in inclusiveness. We are making a global call to all countries that value morality, creativity, and culture. "Everyone should come together to condemn what has happened today in Bangladesh," he added.

BJP MLA and West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari termed the incident "shameful" and "utterly disgraceful." 

"The sacred legacy of our most precious Kobiguru Rabindranath Thakur was desecrated in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, where a mob led by BNP and Chhatra Shibir activists vandalized the historic Rabindra Kachari Bari. This shameful & utterly disgraceful act of destruction targeted a site that embodies Bengal’s cultural soul and Tagore’s universal message of humanity. Windows shattered, furniture ruined, and a Global Icon’s memory insulted," Adhikari said on X.

Following the attack, authorities in Bangladesh sealed the site and formed an investigation panel to probe the incident. Meanwhile, police have filed a case against 50-60 people, including 10 named accused, in connection with the mob attack on the historic site, as per media reports.