Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Trinamool MP's Durga Puja Post Sparks Controversy, Clarification Follows
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a leader in India's Trinamool Congress party, posted a message on social media before a big religious festival.
In her post, she said that a goddess would protect her from harm.
This caused a stir because some people thought she was talking about a recent shake-up in her local political area.
Later, she clarified that she was just expressing her wish for the goddess's protection and that her words were not meant as a comment on any political party.
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is the Chief Whip of the Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha.
She posted a message on social media before the Durga Puja festival.
Her post mentioned the Goddess Durga and her protection.
The post sparked controversy among political observers.
Ghosh Dastidar later clarified her statement.
- Who
- Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a Trinamool Congress MP.
- What
- Made a controversial social media post before Durga Puja and later clarified her statement.
- When
- The social media post was made before the Durga Puja festival, and the clarification was issued on Sunday.
- Where
- In a social media post and regarding the Barasat constituency in West Bengal.
- Why
- The post was perceived as a veiled comment on a recent reshuffle within the Trinamool Congress party in her constituency.
- Person Involved
- Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
- Political Party
- Trinamool Congress
- Position
- Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha
- Constituency
- Barasat, West Bengal
- Event
- Durga Puja festival