Publishers did not need to publish Bengali model of ‘The Monk Who Became Chief Minister’ fearing Mamata Banerjee, writer reveals

Author of best-selling e-book ‘The Monk Who Became Chief Minister’, a biography of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Shantanu Gupta mentioned that publishers in West Bengal had refused to publish the Bangla model of the identical.
He alleged that publishing homes in West Bengal have refrained to publish his e-book in Bengali because of fears of the Mamata Banerjee administration. This is even though his bestseller in different Indian languages corresponding to Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil. Shantanu Gupta had partnered with activist Debabrata Majhi to get the e-book translated into Bengali. Majhi had additionally constituted a group of intellectuals to evaluate the interpretation, Gupta mentioned.
The manuscript in Bengali was able to be revealed by January this 12 months. When Debabrata Majhi approached the mainstream publishers, they expressed their likeness for the e-book and its prospects. However, they regretted that they may not publish it. Recounting the expertise, Shantanu Gupta emphasised, “Publisher after publisher, everyone almost said the same thing. Didi & TMC will not like Yogi Adityanath’s biography to be published in Bengali. Most of them said that they wanted to publish it as it made good business sense. But, they did not want to take any risk.”
For Bengali readers 📚 Read about UP Chief Minister @mYogiAdityaNath in Bengali Get your copy now: https://t.co/IQLtQtZjZD pic.twitter.com/YzTxbOEoZw— Shantanu Gupta (@shantanug_) March 16, 2021
Forced by circumstances, activist Debabrata Majhi then revealed the Bengali translation of Shantanu Gupta’s e-book by his personal organisation ‘Agneeyug.’ Named ‘Sanyasi Theke Mukkyomontri‘, Majhi mentioned that translating the e-book has been a rewarding expertise for him. He has complemented the unique writer, Shantanu Gupta for his analysis and offering insights into the lifetime of Yogi Adityanath.
The activist has expressed his disappointment over the truth that mainstream publishers in West Bengal refused to publish it. Debabrata Majhi is the president of SinghaBahini, a socio-religious group based by late Tapan Ghosh. He can be the Bjp’s candidate from Chowringhee Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal.
While talking concerning the Bengali model of his bestseller, writer Shantanu Gupta advised Opindia that he’s happy that each one Bengali readers can now learn his e-book. He knowledgeable that his e-book consists of 4 elements, ranging from Ajay Singh Bisht from the hills of Uttarakhand, a sadhu in Gorakhnath Mutt to him turning into a Parliamentarian after which a Chief Minister. Gupta regretted that publishers in West Bengal should not free to function in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal.