Summary:
Garlanding a hunter's statue mistaking it to be that of our Bhagaban Birsa Munda has hit our sentiment. The parishad along with local tribal populace held a rally on November 22 protesting against the mistake and sought apology from Shah. It was on November 5 when Shah garlanded a statue of a hunter mistaking it to be that of Birsa Munda. BJP's Bankura MP Dr Subhas Sarkar also observed the birthday of Birsa Munda near the statue of the hunter that was garlanded by Shah. Amidst the controversy, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced holiday on November 15, birthday of Birsa Munda, as a tribute to the tribal freedom fighter..