India, Feb. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday for referring to Bengal's spiritual icon Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, or Thakur Ramakrishnadeb, as "Swami" on his birth anniversary.

In a post on X, the PM wrote, "On the birth anniversary of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, I offer my respectful tributes. The way he established spirituality and devotion as a life force will continue to uplift humanity in every era. His noble thoughts and teachings will forever remain a source of inspiration."

Reacting to his post, Banerjee wrote: "Shocked again! Yet again, our Prime Minister aggressively displays his cultural insensitivity to great figures of Bengal. Today is the janmatith...