The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has alleged that the West Bengal administration denied permission for Rabindra Jayanti celebrations at multiple venues, calling it an attack on the state's cultural identity. This controversy arises as Suvendu Adhikari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prepares to take his oath as chief minister on May 9, coinciding with the 165th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The TMC stated that applications for three different locations submitted by non-political organizations were rejected, emphasizing that the BJP cannot erase Tagore's legacy from Bengal. The TMC plans to hold its own celebrations near the residence of party chairperson Mamata Banerjee, who has previously stated that the election results do not represent the true public mandate. Rabindranath Tagore, born in 1861, is a central figure in Bengali literature and music, known for his humanistic themes and the founding of Visva-Bharati University.