Guwahati, May 14 -- A serious controversy has emerged after a national English daily's May 13 edition published an India map without Sikkim.

This comes amid rising nationalism following Operation Sindoor and growing calls to boycott pro-Pakistan nations.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sikkim unit strongly denounced the exclusion, describing it as more than just a publishing error; it called the act a blatant affront to India's territorial sovereignty.

In its official statement, the party termed the omission "irresponsible, insensitive, and bordering on anti-national."

"This act is a deep insult to the people of Sikkim, especially as we are about to commemorate 50 years of statehood on May 16. Sikkim's identity and integration into t...