From Tagore's Nobel to Mahabharata: 7 gaffes by Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has claimed that Rabindranath Tagore had refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature to protest against the British rule in India

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb came in for fresh criticism after he said Rabindranath Tagore had rejected his Nobel prize in protest against the British government.

The opposition was quick to react to the chief minister's folly.

Speaking in Bengali at a programme in Gomati district on the occasion of Tagore's birthday on Wednesday, the chief minister had said, "Rabindranath Tagore not only rejected the Nobel Prize in protest against the British government, but also got Biswosrestho (world's best) award for Gitanjali. However, Tagore cannot be confined to the (Gitanjali) award". Tripura's royal scion, Pradyot Kishore Devburman, who is also the