West Bengal Renaming Row: Suvendu Adhikari's Historical Fact Check Draws Criticism

A controversy erupted in West Bengal after Kolkata renamed Suvendy Avenue and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari incorrectly claimed it honored Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a Pakistani leader accused of inciting violence. Historians and critics corrected that the road honored Hassan Shahid Suhrawardy, an educationist from Calcutta University. Critics condemned this error as a reflection of government ignorance toward historical facts.