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| Bullet-ridden Scorpio in which Rath was travelling. |
- Brian Mendonca
You were
part of the new tomorrow.
A land
with a history of East and West
From Darjeeling and Kalimpong
the mandate was yours.
150 metres
to reach your home.
You never made it
Though you ruled the skies.
A nation in grief
Ambushed without mercy
Great was your sacrifice
Where the mind is without fear.
(8 May 2026)
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Chandranath Rath (41) was murdered in the aftermath of the elections in Bengal in Barasat on 6th May 2026.
Rath: (Hindi) chariot
Yatra: (Hindi) journey
Where the mind: From a poem by Tagore.
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