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—Senior CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu admonishing West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya for threatening to close down unregistered madrassas indulging in 'unlawful activities' in the state.It's not often that the CPI(M) raps its own chief minister on the knuckles. So, when senior Left Front (LF) leaders vehemently criticised the West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya for his statements on the madrassas, the latter had no option but to go on the defensive. After a stormy LF meeting on February 7, the CM fell back on the time-tested escape mechanism of politicians—he blamed the media for misquoting him which he said led to the "misunderstanding".Not everyone, however, was convinced. Bhattacharya had been quoted by his party organas being concerned about the activities of the unregistered madrassas. A senior CPI leader at the LF meeting wondered why the CM had not issued a correction immediately after the press reports had appeared. What apparently upset many of...