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This News365 Times special editorial presents a political allegory that draws parallels between the Mahabharata’s Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Duryodhana and the contemporary political relationship between Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee.
The article argues that one of the central lessons of the Mahabharata is the danger of power combined with blind familial loyalty. Just as Dhritarashtra and Gandhari failed to restrain Duryodhana despite repeated warnings, the editorial contends that Mamata Banerjee’s unwavering political protection of her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, has fostered a culture of impunity within West Bengal’s political ecosystem.
Through references to allegations surrounding coal, cattle smuggling, recruitment irregularities, post-poll violence, and ongoing investigations by constitutional and law-enforcement agencies, the article portrays Abhishek Banerjee as a modern political equivalent of Duryodhana — a powerful heir operating within an entrenched structure of patronage and protection.
The editorial further argues that institutions such as the judiciary, investigative agencies, and civil society have played the role of Vidura, repeatedly warning against governance failures and demanding accountability. However, according to the article, these warnings have often been dismissed as politically motivated.
The central message of the piece is that history repeatedly demonstrates the consequences of leaders placing personal loyalty above public duty. Drawing upon the Mahabharata’s moral framework, the article concludes that accountability, however delayed, remains inevitable, and that no dynasty, political establishment, or leader can indefinitely escape the consequences of institutional decay and public disillusionment.
The editorial ultimately presents Bengal’s political journey as a modern Kurukshetra, where the contest is not merely electoral but moral — between accountability and impunity, governance and patronage, public interest and dynastic loyalty.
