Mamata Banerjee turns to poetry to protest against SIR

NEW DELHI: (Feb 4) Amid the ongoing political and legal battle against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has adopted an unusual form of protest, authoring 26 poems on the issue.

The poems in the book titled "SIR: 26 in 26" stand out with titles like 'Panic', 'Doom', 'Mockery', 'Fight', 'Democracy' and 'Who Is To Blame'. The book was released on January 22 at the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair.

In the introduction, Banerjee dedicates the book to "those who have lost their lives in this ruinous game", alleging that a "relentless campaign of fear" has been unleashed on the people of Bengal.