‘She’s Redrawn South Asia’: BJP Mocks Mamata Banerjee Over ‘Bengal Borders Sri Lanka’ Comment
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Mamata Banerjee was addressing a gathering of Muslim clerics after violence rocked Murshidabad, killing three people during the anti-Waqf Act protests.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI Image)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made a goof-up while addressing Muslim clerics, during which she said that her state shares a border with Sri Lanka.
The mistake drew quirky reaction from the BJP, which said that the “geography expert” Chief Minister has “redrawn South Asia”.
“Bengal is the border of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka,” Mamata said at the gathering, while attacking the Centre over the reports of the role of “outsiders” in the Bengal violence.
West Bengal shares borders with three nations — Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh — not Sri Lanka, which is an island nation.
BJP Mocks ‘Geography Expert’ Mamata
The BJP took a swipe at Mamata, stating that she cannot even tell where the border of her state ends.
#BREAKING: According to geography expert & Failed West Bengal CM @MamataOfficial, the state now shares a border with Sri Lanka! Move over, maps—Didi’s imagination has redrawn South Asia!When the Chief Minister herself can’t tell where her state ends and an island nation begins,… pic.twitter.com/HW4zOY6mzq
— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) April 16, 2025
“According to geography expert & Failed West Bengal CM @MamataOfficial, the state now shares a border with Sri Lanka! Move over, maps—Didi’s imagination has redrawn South Asia! When the Chief Minister herself can’t tell where her state ends and an island nation begins, is it any wonder qualified teachers are jobless while scams thrive? In Mamata’s Bengal, facts are optional, logic is missing, and incompetence is a qualification,” State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar posted on X.
Mamata Attacks BSF Over ‘Entry Of Outsiders’
Stating that the BSF is controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and does not come under the jurisdiction of the West Bengal government, Mamata alleged that the central force allowed the entry of outsiders into the state to create chaos during the anti-Waqf Amendment Act protests in Murshidabad last week, that claimed the lives of three people and left several others injured.
“I saw a tweet yesterday quoting Home Ministry sources that Bangladesh is involved in this. If that is the case, the Central government is responsible since BSF guards the borders, not us. State government doesn’t have the responsibility to guard the borders. Why did they allow BJP thugs from outside to come and create chaos before fleeing the scene? It is a pre-planned riot,” she alleged.
