India, May 17 -- West Bengal is against war, more so if this is a war against Islamic fundamentalists. Any other conflicts, for instance Muslim mobs attacking Hindu families in the districts of Murshidabad or Palestinian attack on a concert in Israel, are condoned by such staunch pacifists of the state. The Leftists, though very few in number, receive backing from the state administration which is also anti-anything that the ruling national government does. During the height of Indian Operation Sindoor, when public sentiment was strongly nationalist, they were silent. Rightly so, there had been many instances where anti-views talking against Sindoor got thrashed. Now sensing relative safety, these people surfaced as soon as there is some ...