West Bengal Renames Suhrawardy Road to Honor Gopal Mukherjee
Naewna
Key summary
Following a BJP victory in West Bengal, the state government renamed Suhrawardy Road in Park Circus to Gopal Mukherjee Road in June 2026. The change honors Gopal Mukherjee, a butcher who risked his life during the August 16, 1946 Direct Action Day riots in Kolkata to protect neighbors of all faiths. Previously named after Huseyn Shahid Suhrawardy, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal and later Prime Minister of East Pakistan (1956-1957), the road was renamed to reflect a shift in historical perspective regarding the 1946 violence where at least 4,000 people died and over 100,000 were left homeless.
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