In 'secular' parlance, Gujarat is the hotbed of Hindutva and nothing right ever happens there. In contrast, West Bengal is a model of 'secularism', home to a left-liberal society for about three decades under the 'ideal' rule of the CPI(M). Of course, this image of a progressive Government has suffered a setback in the wake of the atrocities in Nandigram. But the March 14 incident will soon be forgotten, just like the Tiananmen Square episode in China.
