West Bengal CM defends 'godman’ who sought to avoid meat during Durga Puja
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari publicly supported a self‑styled religious preacher who requested that meat not be consumed during the Durga Puja festival, saying the dietary preference was personal. He also instructed the Kolkata police commissioner to detain individuals who set fire to the preacher’s photographs outside the Bhawanipore police station, calling the act unlawful.