The TMC had earlier derided the Prime Minister’s remark as “cultural cosplay”, claiming that no Bengali would casually use “da” for a revered figure like Bankim Chandra.

The wife had approached the high court, questioning the very basis of the trial court’s decision

The significance of the 27-hour-long visit lies less in the agreements concluded and more in the strategic message it conveyed, that the bilateral partnership retains its own momentum,largelyinsulated from external constraints.