Majumdar was quoted in the letter as saying, "Don't act as an agent of Trinamool. Remove the Ashoka Stambh on your uniform and replace it with the symbol of a sandal.

The Ashoka Chakra symbolises the ‘wheel of Dharma (religion) or law’ in Buddhism. Ashoka built Sarnath back in 250 BC and the pillar was known as Ashok Stambh.

A wooden replica of the Ashok Stambh was sold for ₹ 13 lakh while a statue of Lord Shiva fetched ₹ 10 lakh as the auction of gifts Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received during his term in ...

The TMC sought West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar's unconditional apology “for insulting the State Emblem of India in furtherance of his oblique political agendas.” ...