Sex or Eggs?: Mahua Moitra's Recent Interview Goes Viral on Social Media

The reporter clarified that Moitra said 'eggs' in the interview.

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, a short clip of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra has gone viral on social media.

Moitra is a candidate from the Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal.

About the clip: The clip was from Moitra's recent rally in West Bengal and the interview was given to digital news outlet, News The Truth (NTT).

• The reporter is heard asking, "What is the source of your energy?" and the response to the question has caused a stir on social media.

• Right-wing social media users shared the clipped part of the question-and-answer to claim Moitra said "sex" was the source of her energy.

• However, the reporter who interviewed her clarified that Moitra said "eggs" was the source of her energy.

Trinamool Congress' candidate Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar, West Bengal, when asked about her source of energy, says "SEX." 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/YuBBHS8U3z

— Aditya Kumar Trivedi (@adityasvlogs) April 18, 2024

(Archives of similar claims can be found here, here and here.)

What have we found?: NTT reporter Tamal Saha clarified that Moitra said "Eggs" on his official X account.

Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account on 18 April, Saha posted a statement clarifying Moitra's words.

• He stated that she, indeed, said "eggs."

Let me clarify, since this is my interview.

I asked @MahuaMoitra : What’s your source of energy in the morning.

Mahua Moitra replied : EGGS …(anda, dim)

This is ridiculous how the bhakt mandali has distorted it to make it sound like s*x. The audio is being tampered…

— Tamal Saha (@Tamal0401) April 18, 2024

• We looked at the longer version of Moitra's interview. At 2:37 minutes of the interview, the reporter asked his question to which Moitra responded.

• The Quint also contacted the reporter, who sent us the unedited file of that part of the interview.

Mahua Moitra NTT Interview Viral Clip by Quint Digital Media Limited

We slowed the playback speed of the video and it seems like the politician said, "it's eggs."

The Quint has reached out to Mahua Moitra's office for a comment and the story will be updated when the response comes.

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