{"id":202759,"date":"2024-04-19T10:19:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=202759"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:49:33","slug":"mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahua Moitra says &#8216;eggs&#8217; is the source of her energy, Right Wing\u00a0hears\u00a0&#8216;sex&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video featuring Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra is viral on social media. During one of her pre-poll rallies, she spoke to a journalist from the independent media outlet, News The Truth&#8217; or NTT, where Moitra was asked about the source of her energy. Several users on social media have claimed that she had said it was &#8216;sex&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Premium subscribed X user Sunanda Roy \ud83d\udc51(@SaffronSunanda) shared the video with the same claim. The tweet has been viewed over 28,800 times and has been retweeted over 400 times. Readers should note that @SaffronSunanda has been found <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=site%3Aaltnews.in+%40SaffronSunanda&amp;sca_esv=63c115a30e488880&amp;ei=q_MgZtvkJKvLseMP2OieiAw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwib5vTwxMuFAxWrZWwGHVi0B8EQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=site%3Aaltnews.in+%40SaffronSunanda&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiH3NpdGU6YWx0bmV3cy5pbiBAU2FmZnJvblN1bmFuZGFIlwtQmgdYmgdwAXgAkAEAmAGdA6ABnQOqAQM0LTG4AQPIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgCgAgCYAwCIBgGSBwCgBy0&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing and amplifying misinformation<\/a> several times in the past.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: What&#8217;s your source of Energy?<\/p>\n<p>Mahua Moitra: SEX<\/p>\n<p>TMCian for a reason \ud83e\udd21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2fMnNP73m0\">pic.twitter.com\/2fMnNP73m0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunanda Roy \ud83d\udc51 (@SaffronSunanda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaffronSunanda\/status\/1780866103356637536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Premium subscribed X (formerly Twitter) user and Right Wing influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:https:\/\/twitter.com\/arunpudur\/status\/1780867780591710299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arun Pudur (@arunpudur)<\/a>, too, shared the clip on April 18 with the same claim. He later deleted his tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-202802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/pudur-1000x1536.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other users on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=mahua%20moitra%20sex&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> shared the clip claiming that Mahua Moitra said &#8216;sex&#8217; was the source of her energy.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-202759 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-160521\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160521.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160521-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160521-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160521-768x729.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-160412\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160412.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160412.png 1066w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160412-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160412-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160412-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-160401\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1076\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160401.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160401.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160401-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160401-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160401-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-160121\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160121.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160121-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160121-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160121-768x804.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-160111\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1106\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160111.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160111-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160111-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-160111-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-18-233942\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-233942.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-233942.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-233942-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-233942-768x707.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video went viral on Facebook as well where users made the same claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-202759 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-19-000812\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000812-1024x872.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000812-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000812-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000812-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000812.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-19-000736\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000736-1024x864.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000736-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000736-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000736-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000736.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-19-000707\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000707-1024x863.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000707-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000707-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000707-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000707.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-19-000657\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000657-1024x881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000657-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000657-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000657-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000657.jpg 1098w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mahua-moitra-says-eggs-is-the-source-of-her-energy-right-wing-hears-sex\/screenshot-2024-04-19-000212\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000212-1024x805.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000212-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000212-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000212-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-19-000212.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/sNgx2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Press Journal<\/a> published a report where the headline said that Moitra had allegedly said &#8216;sex&#8217; in response to the journalist&#8217;s question.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-202763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2307\" height=\"1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628.jpg 2307w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155628-2048x1458.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2307px) 100vw, 2307px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Since the video clip was from NTT&#8217;s interaction with Mahua Moitra, we checked their YouTube channel for the original video. We found the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QR3iHJHRceY?si=a2bt3pJRBpbYcxL5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> on their channel which was posted on April 13 with the title: &#8220;&#8216;I am Unapologetic&#8217;: TMC Mahua Moitra in Conversation with Tamal Saha | Lok Sabha Election 2024&#8221;. The viral part of the video can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QR3iHJHRceY?si=JDQ5Rlw6KghswB-s&amp;t=155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.35<\/a> mark.<\/p>\n<p>Here, journalist Tamal Saha can be heard asking Moitra &#8220;What&#8217;s your source of energy?&#8221; to which she clearly says, &#8220;Eggs, eggs&#8221;.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"&quot;I am Unapologetic&quot;: TMC Mahua Moitra in Conversation with Tamal Saha | Lok Sabha Election 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QR3iHJHRceY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>We slowed down the relevant part of the video, where it became amply clear that Moitra had said &#8220;eggs, eggs&#8221; and not &#8220;sex&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slowed down version of Mahua Moitra&#039;s viral clip\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/936235430?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Further, we came across a tweet from Tamal Saha, the journalist who interviewed Moitra, where he clarified that the TMC leader said &#8216;Eggs&#8217; in response to his question. He mentioned in his tweet that the audio was being &#8220;tampered deliberately&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let me clarify, since this is my interview.<\/p>\n<p>I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahuaMoitra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MahuaMoitra<\/a> : What\u2019s your source of energy in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Mahua Moitra replied : EGGS \u2026(anda, dim)<\/p>\n<p>This is ridiculous how the bhakt mandali has distorted it to make it sound like s*x. The audio is being tampered\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tamal Saha (@Tamal0401) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tamal0401\/status\/1780868984621113769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum up, it is clear that the claim that Mahua Moitra said &#8220;sex&#8221; when asked about her source of energy was completely false. She said, &#8220;Eggs, eggs.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video featuring Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra is viral on social media. During one of her pre-poll rallies, she spoke to a journalist from the independent media outlet, News The Truth&#8217; or NTT, where Moitra was asked about the source of her energy. 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