Gandhi Thursday observed that the state was witnessing a 'veritable tandava of political violence'. In Hindu mythology, tandava is Lord Shiva's dance of destruction.

He asked political leaders cutting across party lines to identify violent people within their own organisations and leave them to be dealt with by the law and remarked that the problem continued 'because, I believe, those who can act are not doing so.'

Talking about the governor's tenure, Chakraborty said the Left Front government did not invite him to become the governor of the state. 'So we really don't know whether his stint as the West Bengal governor would be extended further or not,' he said.

The communists have had frequent run-ins with Gandhi over the past couple of years over his public statements on issues like Nandigram.

The CPI-M had also criticised the governor's decision when he observed a symbolic one-hour power cut at the Raj Bhavan in the wake of frequent electricity disruptions in the state.