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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee along with party National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other leaders participates in a protest march against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
With assembly polls in 2026, TMC is raising its pitch over what it alleges is a pattern of linguistic profiling, unlawful detentions, and efforts to label Bengali speakers as "illegal immigrants."
Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, is on death row for the murder of a Yemeni citizen in July 2017.
Apart from clerics like Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musliyar, businessmen MA Yusuff Ali and Boby Chemmanur have also offered financial help to save Nimisha Priya, her lawyer said.
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