Lord Ram was Muslim: Trinamool MLA sparks row; BJP slams 'insult to Hindu faith'

UPDATED: Dec 18, 2025 19:45 IST

Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra sparked a massive row after a video showed him saying "Lord Ram was a Muslim." In the video, the Kamarhati MLA can be seen addressing a public gathering and is heard making controversial remarks about Lord Ram’s religious identity.

Bengal BJP shared the video on X and said, "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."

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led party and wrote, "TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s outrageous claim that “Prabhu Sri Ram was a Muslim, not a Hindu” is a deliberate insult to Hindu faith."

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