Graffiti in Mandarin script appear on Chinatown walls | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Wall graffiti in Mandarin script made its debut this poll season in Kolkata’s Chinatown on Tuesday afternoon as part of Trinamool’s campaign for the party’s Kolkata South Lok Sabha candidate, Mala Roy. Cast your vote in favour of Mala Roy: Though written in Mandarin script, the graffiti is in English, as a majority of the Chinese population living in Kolkata are more conversant with English than Chinese. “I was born, brought up and educated in Kolkata. So, I speak in Hindi and English. My forefathers, who also lived here, could speak in Chinese. I know some words and expressions in Chinese but am not fluent in the language,” said Joseph Chang, a businessman living in Chinatown. “Reading the English campaign in Mandarin script helps.”As the wall writing started, Roy, also the KMC chairperson, took up a paintbrush to add touches to the graffiti on a wall near the entrance to Chinatown at Topsia. She was accompanied by Trinamool’s Javed Khan and his son and local councillor Faiz Ahmed Khan. “The city is home to multi-cultural people and we respect all communities. Even last election, I had come here for poll graffiti and this time is no exception. There are...