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Matter of profound shame: CM writes to CEC over Sen notice

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January 11, 2026

Days after the Election Commission asked Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to appear for a hearing before his name can be included in the electoral roll, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner terming it "a matter of profound shame".

- HT Correspondent

Matter of profound shame: CM writes to CEC over Sen notice

Mamata Banerjee

She added that the hearing process has become largely mechanical, driven by data and lacked application of mind, sensitivity and human touch.

"It is a matter of profound shame that Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, a nonagenarian and a globally respected intellectual, has been asked to appear before ECI officials to establish his credentials," she wrote.

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