Oops, Marx is Not the Only God

Marxists are supposed to be atheists. So says theory.

Marxists are supposed to be atheists. So says theory. But not if you have a Mamata Banerjee snapping at your heels. Abdur Rezzak Mollah, a senior cabinet minister of West Bengal’s government, recently undertook a pilgrimage to Hardwar and Rudraprayag to “seek strength” before launching preparations for the do-or-die Assembly polls in Bengal next year. Mollah, a bit of a loose cannon who has been rapped before by his party for his outspokenness, admitted to having invoked divine blessings at the Hindu holy spots. “I’ve come back reinvigorated,” he told scribes. He also admitted to asking God for help to retain his Assembly seat in South 24 Parganas district, which has become a Trinamool stronghold. Mollah stayed at ashrams, fasting, praying and having prasad during his four-day trip. Mollah’s admission has caused deep embarrassment to the CPM.  Party leaders told scribes later that Mollah’s was a sight-seeing trip and not a pilgrimage.

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Jaideep Mazumdar