{"id":26581,"date":"2025-12-18T13:27:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/ai-video-tmc-mla-clarifies-controversial-ram-remark-bjp-accuses-him-of-insulting-hindu-gods-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:27:42","slug":"ai-video-tmc-mla-clarifies-controversial-ram-remark-bjp-accuses-him-of-insulting-hindu-gods-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/ai-video-tmc-mla-clarifies-controversial-ram-remark-bjp-accuses-him-of-insulting-hindu-gods-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AI Video\u2019: TMC MLA Clarifies Controversial Ram Remark, BJP Accuses Him Of Insulting Hindu Gods | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9778869\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 18, 2025, 18:52 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9778869\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699 asubttl-schema\">The controversy erupted after a video clip went viral on social media platforms, showing Mitra addressing a public gathering where he is heard making remarks about Lord Ram.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TMC MLA Madan Mitra. (X)\" title=\"TMC MLA Madan Mitra. (X)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TMC MLA Madan Mitra. (X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Trinamool Congress MLA Madan on Thursday issued a clarification over the ongoing controversy over his purported remarks on Lord Ram, saying that the viral video is \u201cabsolutely doctored, AI-generated and fabricated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">While speaking exclusively to <em>CNN-News18<\/em>, Mitra said he had never made any statement as claimed by the BJP.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cThis is absolutely a doctored AI-generated, fabricated video. I have not said anything like this. I have only said does Ram have title? He is Dev to us,&#8221; he told <em>CNN-News18<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s The Row?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">A political slugfest broke out after a purported video surfaced on social media platforms in which the Kamarhati MLA can be seen addressing a public gathering and is heard making controversial remarks about Lord Ram\u2019s religious identity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">The video sparked outrage from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which accused the ruling TMC of repeatedly insulting Hindu beliefs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>BJP Slams Mitra<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">BJP\u2019s West Bengal unit criticised Mitra and said that TMC leaders \u201ccannot help but insult Hindu Gods and Hindu beliefs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201c@AitcOfficial leaders cannot help but insult Hindu Gods and Hindu beliefs it seems. Now TMC MLA Madan Mitra says Lord Ram was a Muslim, Not Hindu. This continuous abuse of our culture and history is not a slip of tongue! Rather it is a no-so-subtle message to illegal Bangladeshis, that the TMC is the most Hindu Birodhi party, and therefore represents their beliefs,&#8221; the party said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AITCofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@AitcOfficial<\/a> leaders cannot help but insult Hindu Gods and Hindu beliefs it seems. Now TMC MLA Madan Mitra says Lord Ram was a Muslim, Not Hindu.This continuous abuse of our culture and history is not a slip of tongue! Rather it is a no-so-subtle message to illegal\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cf2TnDb2Wq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Cf2TnDb2Wq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4Bengal\/status\/2001588889170116904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">It claimed that such statements reflect the ideological position of the TMC and asserted that \u201cin a few more months, such anti-Hindu leaders will no longer be in power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari also slammed the TMC leader, calling it a \u201cdeliberate insult to Hindu faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">\u201cThis is what the TMC has degenerated into: Daily attacks on Hindu beliefs, Mocking Hindu faith and traditions of Bengal\u2019s people, and Cheap provocation to appease a vote bank,&#8221; he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TMC MLA Madan Mitra\u2019s outrageous claim that \u201cPrabhu Sri Ram was a Muslim, not a Hindu&#8221; is a deliberate insult to Hindu faith.This is what the TMC has degenerated into:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Daily attacks on Hindu beliefs<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Mocking Hindu faith and traditions of Bengal\u2019s people<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Cheap\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94Iwum4DPo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/94Iwum4DPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pradeep Bhandari(\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0940\u092a \u092d\u0902\u0921\u093e\u0930\u0940)\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@pradip103) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pradip103\/status\/2001618150069321871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">Bhandari further claimed that the silence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee amounted to tacit approval.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">\u201cSuch statements don\u2019t come from ignorance alone; they come from political patronage. When Mamata Banerjee chooses to stay quiet, it becomes clear that this insult has her approval,&#8221; Bhandari added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 18, 2025, 18:26 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-702968699 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018AI Video\u2019: TMC MLA Clarifies Controversial Ram Remark, BJP Accuses Him Of Insulting Hindu Gods<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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