The TMC and BJP in West Bengal are in conflict over Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, with the BJP celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram and the TMC accusing them of insulting Tagore. The TMC declared that all schools would sing Tagore's song while the BJP accused them of appeasement politics. The TMC organized a rally to pay tribute to Tagore and protest the BJP's actions.