At a public rally in Jalpaiguri on Wednesday, Mamata had used crass words replete with invectives and accompanied by gestures that were downright vulgar. Upset with CPM for approaching PM Narendra Modi on the Saradha probe, Mamata had said, "Nijera 34 bochhor khamatai chhilo. Kichhu korte pareni, aar jara korche tader bamboo diye berachhe. Bamboo jangale hoi, ghar bari toirir kaje lage, jane na bamboo jake tara kore she palate path pai na. Amader chamkale amra garjai..." (They were in power for 34 years, but could do nothing. Instead they are trying to figure out how to shove bamboos up the ... of those who are doing it)"
A day after her crude outburst, artists, writers and academics — a group she had actively courted till not so long ago — were united in saying that she had embarrassed them and the state of Bengal.
"This was never seen in Bengal," said theatre actor Chandan Sen. "Politicians here had often towered over others. But this chief minister's continued use of road slang isn't only demeaning her, but also each one of us. This has to stop. This isn't politics any more. This isn't Bengal either."
Painter Wasim Kapoor said the chief minister herself was a writer and a poet. Writer Shobhaa De tweeted: "'Bamboo on the backside': I nominate it for Phrase of the Year. Thank you, Mamata Banerjee."
"We have some expectations from our leaders," said academic and author Nabanita Deb Sen. "The time, place and social responsibility of the speaker matters. You have to treat your language with care, otherwise you embarrass people. One is disappointed to hear such language..."
(West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a TMC rally in Siliguri.)
Linguist Pabitra Sarkar was more scathing. "For the last three years, there has been a decay in the political language in Bengal. While I shudder to think what my grandchild will make of such comments, I hope that the younger generation will dismiss such street language."
Use of such street lingo is, however, nothing new when it comes to Trinamool. State transport minister Madan Mitra had said while warning a police inspector, "Kaner gorai debo na... (Will box your ears)." Trinamool leader Sonali Guha had also used such slang while she was in the opposition.
Experts wonder whether the use of street lingo — once restricted to raucous gatherings, and strictly banished by the true-blue bhadralok — is an attempt to connect with those who attend the chief minister's rallies. Professor Achinta Biswas of Jadavpur University said: "People clapping and appreciating such comments is the bigger concern to me. It's not only the language; the gestures she made are also vulgar."
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