‘Suvendu Is No Angel, But...’: Mahua Moitra Counters ‘Cherry-Picked’ Viral X Clip, Targets TMC ‘Traitors’

Published 24 June 2026 · politics

‘Suvendu Is No Angel, But...’: Mahua Moitra Counters ‘Cherry-Picked’ Viral X Clip, Targets TMC ‘Traitors’ Written By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 20:00 IST The

‘Suvendu Is No Angel, But...’: Mahua Moitra Counters ‘Cherry-Picked’ Viral X Clip, Targets TMC ‘Traitors’ Written By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 20:00 IST The West Bengal MP strongly dismissed the insinuation of a political U-turn, urging observers to listen to the full interview rather than isolated excerpts In the interview, Moitra recalled her deep distress after being denied a Lok Sabha ticket in 2014, revealing that she had wept all night and that Adhikari was the one who offered reassurance. File image/X Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has hit back at assertions that her stance on West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has softened, clarifying that an interview clip circulating on social media was intentionally cherry-picked. The controversy erupted after a prominent commentator on social media platform X, operating under the handle “Subytweets", shared a snippet suggesting that Moitra’s tone towards Adhikari had changed dramatically. The user remarked that Adhikari was now being framed as “an angel" and speculated that either a political shift was underway or the clip lacked wider context. Responding directly on X, the Krishnanagar MP strongly dismissed the insinuation of a political U-turn, urging observers to listen to the full interview rather than isolated excerpts. While acknowledging that she shared a positive working relationship with Adhikari prior to his high-profile exit from the TMC, Moitra emphasised that she has not spoken to him since he severed ties with the party.

She underscored that while he chose to fight on an opposition ticket rather than sabotage from within, her remarks were descriptive of past events rather than an endorsement of his current politics. Mamata loses another one. Till yesterday she was breathing fire on Suvendu. Now the tone has changed. Suvendu is an angel. She’s become a consummate politician. Or else this is a cherry picked clip from a larger context. I still applaud RaGa & INC team to have detected the signs… pic.twitter.com/xrF1yYy88p— Suby Yes it is cherry picked pls listen to the full interview. Suvendu is no angel but he had the guts to leave & fight on their ticket unlike these traitors. And i had a good relationship with him while he was in our party but have never spoken to him since he left. Why make these…— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) June 24, 2026 Internal Turbulence and Personal Revelations The social media storm follows a detailed interview given by Moitra, in which she opened up about her early political journey and the emotional support she received from Adhikari when they were party colleagues. Moitra recalled her deep distress after being denied a Lok Sabha ticket in 2014, revealing that she had wept all night and that Adhikari was the one who offered reassurance.