Mamata demands Tagore birthday as national holiday

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday demanded that May 8, which culminates the year-long 150 birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore, be declared a national holiday

May 04, 2012 / 22:32 IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday demanded that May 8, which culminates the year-long 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore, be declared a national holiday.

"I discussed the issue of celeberation of 150 years of Tagore with the Prime Minister. Since May 8 is his birthday it should be declared a national holiday," Mamata told reporters after meeting Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Mamata said she also also discussed with Singh the celebration of 150 years of Swami Vivekanda.

first published: May 4, 2012 08:32 pm

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