Bengal's personalities write open letter to Mamata

Ten personalities of West Bengal, including filmmaker Aparna Sen have written an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing anxiety over the recent violent incidents in the state.

It also noted with concern that the administration has been resorting to undemocratic means of quashing protests by the use of police brutality.

The signatories of the letter were among the 49 who had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 24 in which they had voiced their concerns over alleged rise in incidents of mob lynching across the country triggering questions on their silence during incidents of violence in West Bengal.

Actor Kaushik Sen, who is one of the signatories to the letter, told PTI on Tuesday, "We condemn the incidents of violence in West Bengal".

The letter, which was sent to Banerjee on Monday, said, "We would like to draw your attention to some extremely violent incidents that have recently taken place in West Bengal."