Kolkata:
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy shocked many with his choice of words at a party rally where he said CPM has "gone to hell" and would not able to return from there.
Mr Roy used a Bengali slang to describe opposition CPM as a party that had lost its spine and gone to hell.
"When a spine of a person gets broken, he has to go for a plaster and take bed rest for at least three years. The spine of the CPM has been broken. I know that CPM doesn't believe in religion but I would still say one thing for those CPM leaders who believe (in religion) that the party has gone to hell and there is no way they can come back from there," he said.
The remark has drawn criticism from a section of the society including political leaders as it came from Mr Roy, who is known as an erudite politician.
"I am really astonished that such words have been used by Saugata-da. He had been always different from others," BJP state president Rahul Sinha said.
"I don't know why he used such words. Saugata-da has not been like other Trinamool leaders," state Congress leader Arunava Ghosh said.
Theatre personality Kaushik Sen said, "I was surprised. I knew even his political opponents addressed him with dignity."
Mr Roy's comments came days after Trinamool leader and minister Jyotipriya Mullick's comparison of CPM with a cobra and asking party workers to treat the Left supporters like snakes sneaking into one's room.
Mr Roy used a Bengali slang to describe opposition CPM as a party that had lost its spine and gone to hell.
"When a spine of a person gets broken, he has to go for a plaster and take bed rest for at least three years. The spine of the CPM has been broken. I know that CPM doesn't believe in religion but I would still say one thing for those CPM leaders who believe (in religion) that the party has gone to hell and there is no way they can come back from there," he said.
The remark has drawn criticism from a section of the society including political leaders as it came from Mr Roy, who is known as an erudite politician.
"I am really astonished that such words have been used by Saugata-da. He had been always different from others," BJP state president Rahul Sinha said.
"I don't know why he used such words. Saugata-da has not been like other Trinamool leaders," state Congress leader Arunava Ghosh said.
Theatre personality Kaushik Sen said, "I was surprised. I knew even his political opponents addressed him with dignity."
Mr Roy's comments came days after Trinamool leader and minister Jyotipriya Mullick's comparison of CPM with a cobra and asking party workers to treat the Left supporters like snakes sneaking into one's room.
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