India expressed deep concern over the demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh, offering restoration assistance. West Bengal's Chief Minister Banerjee called it "heartbreaking".
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the reported demolition of the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The residence originally belonged to Ray’s grandfather and noted 19th-century litterateur, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury.
“We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, is being demolished,” the MEA said in a statement, as reported by PTI.
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