AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): Day after both Trinamool and BJP clashed on the streets of Kolkata during a roadshow by BJP president Amit Shah and Bengal great figure Iswarchandra Vidyasagar’s statue was demolished, in Tripura CPI-M and Congress protested against the lawless condition of Bengal centering the election.

CM Biplab Deb calling a press meet blamed Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool party for the incident.

CPI-M however has blamed both TMC and BJP for this untoward incident.

As the BJP denied that its cadre indulged in the vandalism, the civil society was furious and the entire social media space was flooded with responses. The reason lies in Vidyasagar’s – as he is usually referred to – contribution to the making of the modern Bengali society. He was not just a formidable intellectual but reformed a community in 19th century, much like Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy or Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

Bengalis mostly remember him for his pioneering work, Barna Parichay, a book to introduce Bengali to beginners. But the range of his work is vast -- from developing the language, especially its modern prose form, to sustained campaigns against various social menaces.