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Kolkata Municipal Corporation renames Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road
The Hindu··22 Jun
The Hindu reported that KMC on June 20 notified renaming the Park Circus arterial road after Gopal Mukherjee, popularly Gopal Patha, whom right-wing groups credit with protecting Hindu families during the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Kolkata street renaming reignites 1946 communal history debates.
- BJP and opposition dispute which Suhrawardy the road honoured.
- Heritage naming decisions remain politically charged in Bengal.
What's Happening
- KMC renamed Suhrawardy Avenue on June 20.
- The road is now Gopal Mukherjee Road.
- BJP and Trinamool traded history arguments.
Historical Context
- Gopal Patha resisted rioters during 1946 killings.
- Hassan Suhrawardy was knighted for saving a British official.
- Huseyn Suhrawardy later became Pakistan's prime minister.
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