Several youngsters in Mumbai have decided to send thousands of 'Jai Shri Ram' postcards to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been engaged in a battle of postcards following the TMC chief's sharp reaction to 'Jai Shri Ram' chants in the state.

After the BJP pledged to send 10 lakh 'Jai Shri Ram' postcards to the West Bengal Chief Minister, several youngsters in Mumbai have started sending 'Jai Shri Ram' postcards to her.

Those in Mumbai who have decided to send or have already sent such postcards to Mamata Banerjee told India Today TV that they have seen several videos from West Bengal where the state's chief minister could be seen stopping people from chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Like many in the BJP, these Mumbaikars also feel that it is fine if Mamata Banerjee does not want to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' but criticised her for stopping others to do so.

Ghatkopar resident Sushil Gupta, who spoke to India Today TV, said, "We have seen so many videos on media that Mamata Banerjee objecting to people saying Jai Shree Ram. This is just not acceptable. She is taking action against people for saying Jai Shri Ram. First Mamata Banerjee should know that she is not CM of Bangladesh but of West Bengal which is part of India ie Hindustan."

"How can she object to people saying Jai Shri Ram," he questioned and added that she insulted the Hindu god.

"When students in JNU says things against our country than they call it democracy than what happens when we say Jai Shri Ram. Mamata Banerjee should apologise for this," Gupta said.

Another youth from the area, Parameshwar Upadhyay, said India is a democratic country and he does not have a problem if Mamata Banerjee does not want to say it. But, like Gupta, he also had a problem with Mamata stopping others from saying it.

"Mamata is like the Hitler of West Bengal," Upadhyay said.

"She will face anger from people in the upcoming elections. People wont support her," he added.

It now seems that Mamata will receive more than 10 lakh postcards, as more people around the country send 'Jai Shri Ram' postcards to her following the developments in West Bengal over the last week.

"If she does not understand English or Hindi, we are writing in Bengali as well. Also, we have sent it written with pencils so that she can rub it and write Jai Shree Ram 101 times," Upadhyay added.