Ultimatum to Mamata over mispronouncing Matua names

Community body demands public apology within a week, threatens stir

The International Matua Parishad, the global association of Matua community, has served an ultimatum to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to apologise for her recent mispronunciation of the names of the two spiritual leaders of the community.

According to the Parishad convenor Sukesh Chowdhury, the chief minister should tender a public apology by issuing a statement for her mistake within the next seven days or the body will organise a “march to the state secretariat of Nabanna” on February 15.

He clearly said that although Trinamool Congress has issued a statement through Twitter where they described the mispronunciation as inadvertent, the Parishad will stick to their demand of a statement personally by the chief minister.

After the BJP vehemently attacked the chief minister for the mispronunciation and there was a growing anguish among the community members over the development, Trinamool Congress issued a statement on its official Twitter handle where they described the mispronunciation as inadvertent.

Matuas are refugees from Bangladesh hailing from the Scheduled Caste background. IANS

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Trinamool Congress issued a statement on its official Twitter handle where they described the mispronunciation as inadvertent.