Mahua Moitra denies allegations of plagiarism, says ‘my speech came from heart’
Mahua Moitra.
After Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s speech in Parliament on “7 signs of fascism” went viral, she hit out at the allegations that her maiden speech was plagiarized.
While blaming the “troll army” of the BJP and “certain media houses owing allegiance to the ruling party” for the accusation, Moitra, in a statement, said, “Plagiarism is when one does not disclose one’s source. My source as mentioned categorically in my speech was the poster from the Holocaust Museum created by the political scientist Dr Laurence W Brit pointing out the 14 signs of early fascism. I found 7 signs relevant to India and spoke at length about each of them.”
She added, “My speech came from the heart and every Indian who has shared it did so from their heart. The hits were organic, not bot-controlled.”
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