Times of India4/20/2026Politics1 min readIndia

Mahua Moitra Slams UP CM Yogi Adityanath for Misattributing Subhas Chandra Bose Quote to Swami Vivekananda

TMC MP calls Yogi 'bulldozer buddhi' as BJP faces backlash for confusing two iconic Bengali figures ahead of West Bengal elections

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra criticized UP CM Yogi Adityanath for misattributing Subhas Chandra Bose's famous quote 'Give me blood and I will give you freedom' to Swami Vivekananda at a West Bengal rally.
Calling him a 'bulldozer buddhi', Moitra demanded he get his facts right.
The TMC party accused BJP of 'shocking ignorance and contempt for Bengal's history'.

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The controversy arises amid heated political competition ahead of West Bengal assembly elections. The state has 294 assembly constituencies, with parties needing 148 seats for majority. TMC has been the ruling party in Bengal while BJP is the main opposition.

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NEW DELHI: TMC MP Mahua Moitra slammed UP CM Yogi Adityanath for misattributing a famous quote, originally said by Subhas Chandra Bose, to Swami Vivekananda at a West Bengal rally on Monday. Calling him a "bulldozer buddhi", Mahua asked him to get his "facts right". "Hello Bulldozer Buddhi @myogiadityanath get your facts right. Netaji Subhash Bose said "Give me blood and I will give you freedom". Swami Vivekananda did NOT say it. Please go back to drinking Fanta in UP and leave Bengal alone. You're a joke," the TMC MP said in a post on X. The official handle of TMC shared video of the UP CM where he can be heard misattributing the quote 'Give me blood and I will give you freedom' to Swami Vivekananda. The party said that the gaffe exposed BJP 's "shocking ignorance and contempt for Bengal's history." West Bengal will hold its assembly elections in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4. The state has a total of 294 assembly constituencies, and a party needs at least 148 seats to form a majority.