Tag: Vladimir Lenin

Trinamool Congress unveils Lenin’s statue in Kharagpur in presence of Left leaders

The outlandish political event took place at Lenin Park in Kharagpur's block number 20 when local MLA Pradip Sarkar unveiled the Marxist icon's sculpture.

January 20, 2021

BJP makes merry

The BJP dismantling the Tripura Marxists’ seemingly impregnable citadel can be considered an epoch-making event. The party excelled despite having no grassroots base in the tribal and rural areas. However, the party coming to power in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and now in Nagaland and Tripura lends credence to allegations that the victory would not …

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March 11, 2018

Keep ‘terrorist’ Lenin’s statue in your office: Swamy to CPIM

Controversial BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said Vladimir Lenin was a “terrorist” and that the CPI(M) should keep his razed statue inside their headquarters and “worship” it. Hitting out at Communists for protesting against the knocking down of the 11.5-feet fibre statue of Lenin in south Tripura’s Belonia on Monday, Swamy said the Russian leader …

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March 6, 2018

Tripura: Demolition of Lenin’s statue draws sharp criticism

After the election results were declared on Saturday, various reports of sporadic violence and clashes between rival political groups have surfaced in different parts of Tripura. As the violence in the state raged on, a statue of Left icon Vladimir Lenin was also demolished at Belonia town in South Tripura on Monday with the help …

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March 6, 2018

Lenin’s ghost and Iqbal

One of the driving forces behind the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was the idea that it would set an example. The primary target, in that respect, was the West — a Europe in the throes of a convoluted conflict that had consumed more lives than any previous war. However, it found greater resonance in the …

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November 9, 2017