TMC government considered only Muslims as minority: Bengal CM
Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday (November 15, 2026) alleged that the previous TMC government had considered only Muslims as a minority, asserting that Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains are also religious minorities. He visited the Gurdwara Bara Sikh Sangat at the city's trading hub, Burrabazar, and participated in a procession of the Sikh community in the area.
Minorities have been underrepresented in Bengal Assembly Minorities have been underrepresented in Bengal Assembly Despite its reputation as a progressive State, women and Muslims have sparsely held power in West Bengal Minorities have been underrepresented in Bengal Assembly storyline 1 "Minority does not mean a particular community. Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains are also [religious] minorities.
The previous TMC government considered only Muslims as a minority," the Chief Minister told reporters after greeting the members of the Sikh community in the gurdwara. "They [Sikhs] are the truest patriots," the Chief Minister said. Earlier, Mr. Adhikari had repeatedly accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of indulging in the appeasement of the Muslim community to garner their support in the elections.
