Kolkata, June 1 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid a visit to the birthplace of Swami Vivekananda in Kolkata on Sunday, paying tribute to one of India's most revered spiritual leaders and youth icons.

In a post on X, he wrote, "Swami Vivekananda, a symbol of cultural pride, re-established Indian knowledge and philosophy in the world and inspired the youth to build the nation. Today, I visited the birthplace of Swami Vivekananda in Kolkata and met saints and sages."

Earlier in the day, addressing the BJP Workers Special Organisational Meeting in Kolkata, Amit Shah accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's regime in West Bengal of fostering lawlessness, corruption, and religious appeasement.

Shah further alleged that the CM had turned ...