Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra took to X on October 24, to clarify that her recent comment on a racist post criticising Diwali celebrations abroad was “made in error”, after receiving social media backlash and criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Here’s what happened

The controversy began when Moitra wrote “I agree” under a post on X by a user named Nate, who berated Indians living abroad for celebrating Diwali. The post described Indians as “braindead” and called Diwali “retarded garbage”, comparing Indian communities abroad to a “sh**hole”.

The video accompanying the post showed people shouting from cars on streets covered in firecracker residue as police officers managed the crowd.

Responding to criticism, Moitra said the comment was a mistake. “Just clarifying my Tw

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