Trinamool Congress party (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra took a sharp jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invoking Goddess Kali while addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Durgapur on Friday, calling his attempt to woo Bengali voters a “bit late,” and that the Goddess “does not eat dhoklas.”
Shifting from his usual “Jai Shri Ram” to greet crowds, PM Modi addressed the Bengal rally with “Jai Maa Kali, Jai Maa Durga.”
Taking a swipe at the same, Mahua Moitra posted on X: “Bit late in the day to start invoking Maa Kali for Bengali votes PM Modi. She doesn’t eat dhoklas and never will.”
In 2022, Mahua Moitra sparked a political firestorm when she described Goddess Kali as a “meat-eating and alcohol-accepting” deity — a remark that triggered nationwide outrage and led to an FIR being filed against her.
The Krishnanagar MP’s comment drew sharp criticism from BJP leaders, who accused her of hurting religious sentiments.
‘She does not eat dhoklas’
Dhokla is a popular snack in Gujarat, which is PM Modi’s home state.
The popular Gujarati snack — now a political metaphor in Mahua Moitra’s latest swipe — ties into past criticisms of the BJP for allegedly policing food habits.
In contrast, many Kali temples in Bengal traditionally offer meat and other non-vegetarian items as part of the goddess’s ‘bhog’ or ‘prasad’.
