Trinamool congress mps kalyan bnerjee and mahua moitra are on once again locked in a bitter feud barely three months after their last public confidence. This time, it is over bnerjee’s controversial remarks in the aftermath of the kolkata law college gangrape case.
The war of words escalated as bnerjee, instead of addressing the criticism of his survivor-shaming comments, launched a personal attack on moitra. Referring to her marriage with former BJD mp Pinaki Misra, He Alleged that Moitra Had Disrupted a long-standing family.
“Mahua has come back to India after her honeymoon and starting fighting with me! She accuses me of being anti-cani, what is she? She not hurt the lady? ” Bnerjee said.
Doubling down, he added, “an mp who was expected from parliament for breach of ethics is preaching me! She is the most anti-our.
Kolkata rape survivivor-shaming sparks outrage
The Clash Began after Bnerjee Made Statements Percented as Blaming The Rape Survivor, Saying, “That who are roaming around with such with experience His comments Drew Sharma Backlash for Implying Moral Responsibility on the part of the Victim.
Moitra Responded by Criticising Her Own Party’s Silence. Tagging the official TMC statement on social media, she Wrote,
“Misogyny in India Cuts Across Party Lines.
This isn’t the first time the two mps have publicly clashed. On April 4, 2025, A Heated Altercation Erupted at the Election Commission Office in Delhi, Where Moitra Allegedly Asked Security Officials to “Arrest” Arrest “Arrest” Baneerjee After AFTER AFTER AFTER AREREST ” From a party memorandum.
That exchange later came into the public domain after a leaked whatsapp chat between bnerjee and fellow mp kirti azad surfed, in which bnerjee allegedly referred to moitra as a “versatilane interstional Lady. “
As the party attempts damage control, it has distanced itself from bnerjee’s comments, stating them with in a personal capacity. However, the Deepening Rift Between Two of TMC’s Most High-Profile Figures Continues to play out in the public eye, adding to the party’s internal challenges.