Mother Teresa is an icon Kolkata is not just proud of but loves. She has given the city its most human face and to have that attacked by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has not gone down well. "At a time when it is very hard worldwide to find somebody who would be inspiring and motivating, I request politicians to leave mother Teresa alone," says Urmi Basu, an activist with the NGO New Light.