Kolkata, West Bengal
A group of Trinamool Congressworkers on Monday allegedly gheraoed veteran theatre personality Benu Chattopadhyay at Cooch Behar's Dinhata. The move may trigger protests by intellectuals, who plan to take to the streets to protest against the "harassment" on Thursday.

The party activists were miffed with the use of the words 'Maa Mati Manush er sarkar' and 'Didi' in his play and demanded a n apology from the 71-year-old thespian.

Though Chattopadhyay said that he hadn't used the words, he was forced to apologize for the safety of his team. He returned to Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon.

Chattopadhyay may also take part in the protest for "freedom of speech and expression" but he said he was not sure if it will "help to put a stop to this anarchy".

The walk, organized by Pragati Natya Sanstha, will see participation of stalwarts like Nirendranath Chakraborty, Soumitro Chattopadhyay, Usha Ganguly, Miratun Nahar and Chandan Sen among others. Interestingly, most of these intellectuals are known for their Left leanings.

"We were planning to stage a protest against the present state of lawlessness and lack of democracy. The fact that Trinamool Congress hoodlums forced Benu Chattopadhyay to apologize for something he had not said or done is nothing but representative of the ongoing reign of terror," said Chandan Sen.