🏛️ From Subhash Bose to ‘Mini Pakistan’? The Decline of Kolkata’s Legacy Under Firhad Hakim

By: Voice of Nationalists | Updated: April 2025

Kolkata — once the cultural and nationalist capital of India — now finds itself at a disturbing ideological crossroads. In a deeply unsettling statement, BJP’s Amit Malviya has sounded the alarm on a political and cultural transformation that many believe has been long in the making but widely ignored.

At the heart of this storm is Firhad Hakim, the current Mayor of Kolkata, whose past statements and present actions have triggered serious questions about the direction West Bengal is heading.

🎩 The Legacy Kolkata Is Forgetting

The city’s mayoral post was once graced by towering figures like:

• Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (first Indian Mayor, 1924)

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

• Other stalwarts of India’s freedom and cultural movements

These leaders defined Kolkata’s bhadralok (civil, cultured) identity — one rooted in intellect, secularism, and fierce nationalism.

Today, that same office is occupied by someone who once called a part of Kolkata “Mini Pakistan”.

⚠️ Who Is Firhad Hakim — And Why Should You Care?

A senior cabinet minister and one of Mamata Banerjee’s most trusted aides, Hakim has:

• Publicly supported Islamic missionary efforts like Dawat-E-Islam

• Labeled non-Muslims as “unfortunate”

• Promoted religious conversions to Islam

• Envisioned India governed entirely by Islamic law

These are not slip-ups. These are deeply ideological declarations, and they’re no longer fringe.

🚨 Murshidabad: The New Kashmir?

In his latest tweet, Amit Malviya reveals:

“Firhad Hakim is not only justifying but expressing satisfaction over the displacement of Hindus from Murshidabad.”

This means:

• Bengali Hindus are being forced out of their villages

• A situation eerily similar to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits is unfolding

• Local administration is either complicit or silent

How can this happen in a state governed by a party that claims to be secular?

🔇 Mamata Banerjee’s Strategic Silence

Malviya’s message is clear:

“If Mamata Banerjee continues her silence, she risks empowering a figure whose ideological ambitions could ultimately challenge her leadership and catalyze a deeper push toward the Islamization of Bengal.”

Her continued inaction may not only hurt her political credibility but also:

• Alienate moderate Bengali voters

• Weaken the rule of law

• Trigger communal unrest

🧠 The Bigger Picture: Erosion of Bhadralok Values

The bhadralok — once defined by education, rationalism, and inclusivity — is being replaced by divisive politics, appeasement, and extremist narratives.

If unchecked, this transformation could:

• Accelerate Bengal’s ideological shift

• Impact national security in the eastern corridor

• Set a dangerous precedent for identity politics in India

📢 What Can You Do?

This is a time for awareness and action:

✅ Share verified information and expose the truth
✅ Join discussions at Voice of Nationalists on Sayhie
✅ Ask tough questions to leaders who stay silent
✅ Empower grassroots voices resisting radicalization

📽️ Watch the Video Shared by Amit Malviya

https://sayhie.com/posts/176
Hear it from the source. Understand the urgency. Spread the word.

🛡️ Final Words

Kolkata doesn’t belong to just one party or community.
It belongs to India. It belongs to its freedom fighters. It belongs to truth.

Let us not allow “Mini Pakistan” ideology to take root in a land once nurtured by Netaji.