'Meet Mahua Moitra: A TMC MP whose debut speech in Lok Sabha made her an overnight star'
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Sukla Sen
Jun 30, 2019, 9:37:07 AM6/30/19
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[It's impossible to predict how long she's going to last.
But, at least for once, she made people sit up and take note.
Here's a series of reactions to her speech, not one from a TMC supporter, as it looks.
Apparently, quite a divergent bunch.
Of course, all belong to the "elite".
Who else would appreciate a speech in English?
So, that's, in any case, a given.
She belongs to that "class" - as Subhas Bose, Nehru or Jyoti Basu or Ashok Mitra had belonged to, not a subaltern like Mamata or Modi.
That may not turn out to be exactly an asset.
Here's the speech: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnh-mpg_oF4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1E-jei2JCeKr-2KDrdGBBHWXh_ckgicKcYA2dU7XWQu2xghrQOkk_Sm0c>.
Pls. visit the original site for the (complete) tweets.]
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/meet-mahua-moitra-a-tmc-mp-whose-debut-speech-in-lok-sabha-made-her-an-overnight-star-4149961.html?fbclid=IwAR0SLou9pzwL8BVaP6FOnk8-pfQEL8dGjGx9mq3OMsrLZBdu3PGOUWRqPls
Last Updated : Jun 29, 2019 04:12 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Meet Mahua Moitra: A TMC MP whose debut speech in Lok Sabha made her an overnight star
The 44-year-old firebrand politician graduated in maths and economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. As the vice-president of JPMorgan, she was posted in London and New York
Sounak Mukherjee
@_maqtub
Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s “voice of dissent” has found admirers in many quarters across the country. The opposition looked feeble after the thumping victory of Narendra Modi-led UPA government. Now, all of a sudden, there is someone on the left side of the honourable speaker. There is someone who is going to ask uncomfortable questions to the government.
Moitra broke the Internet with her maiden speech at the Lok Sabha on June 25. Her speech had quotes from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.
Moitra later told the BBC that it was her job to “highlight the failings of the government”.
“That is my job and I will do that to the best of my ability," she added.
Her fiery speech on fascism attracted attention not only from national but international media as well. In addition to the BBC, Australia’s SBS News, too, covered the first-time MP’s “spirited speech”.
The 44-year-old firebrand politician graduated in maths and economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. As the vice-president of JPMorgan, she was posted in London and New York.
In 2015, Verve called her a “stylista” as the magazine included her in the list of best-dressed people in India. Considered a taskmaster known for shaking hands with her voters, Moitra does have a weakness for Bobbi Brown eye pencils and Carnation lip colours. She would “never ever wear flats with a sari,” she claimed.
Moitra, who left her lucrative career in banking to venture into the political arena, finds several similarities between politics and investment banking.
"The three important things you need in investment banking are what you need in politics. The first is hard work -- the capacity for both mental and physical labour. The second is self-discipline. Politics is a long road and there are ups and downs. If you're not disciplined, it's easy to lose oneself," she told Rediff News. "And the third is perseverance. In politics, there are many shooting stars but the ones who have tenacity make it."
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra points out "early signs of fascism" in her maiden speech in Lok Sabha. https://twitter.com/i/events/1143831493308903424 …
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7:25 PM - Jun 26, 2019
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Mahua Moitra is being praised for her maiden speech
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Proud proud proud of Mahua Moitra ! What a courageous and spell-binding maiden speech!
She's the woman to watch out for. A political star has arrived!
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5:17 PM - Jun 26, 2019
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Sugata Srinivasaraju
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This will qualify as the quote of the year and next year too! #MahuaMoitra @AITCofficial
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8:47 AM - Jun 26, 2019
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Sometimes in Parliament, the Constitution comes alive when an MP speaks up strongly for democratic values. Absolutely superb speech from @AITCofficial Mahua Moitra https://youtu.be/dnh-mpg_oF4 via @YouTube
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8:31 AM - Jun 27, 2019
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Uncles garbling incoherently and loudly while Mahua Moitra speaks truth to power is such a motif for modern India.
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9:01 AM - Jun 28, 2019
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WOW! WOW! WOW! What an intelligent, impassioned, articulate, brave and kickass speech. This is definitely an MP to look out for. #mahuamoitra you have a new fan #Respect..
Mahua Moitra speaks on Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address https://youtu.be/dnh-mpg_oF4 via @YouTube
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Namita Bhandare
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This speech by Mahua Moitra is the biggest argument for having more capable women in Parliament. https://twitter.com/itihaasnaama/status/1143473654992445441 …
Rohit
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Remarkable speech by Mahua Maitra @trinamul responding to President's Speech, Brings up Maulana Azad and defends the Constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnh-mpg_oF4&feature=youtu.be …
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Many have found a hero in the banker-turned-politician. The speech has made her an overnight star. Women are now picturing her as Mamata Banerjee’s successor, the next chief minister of West Bengal, reported The Quint which called Moitra’s Lok Sabha speech “savage” that ended with the following quote from Urdu poet Raahat Indori:
“Jo aaj saahibe masnad hain kal nahin honge/Kiraaydaar hain jaati makaan thodi hai, Sabhi ka khoon shaamil yahan ki mitti me/ Kisi ke baap ka hindustan thodi hai? (The man sitting in the throne will leave eventually. It’s not his own house; he is just a tenant. This soil has everybody’s blood in it. Nobody’s father owns India.”
-- But, at least for once, she made people sit up and take note.
Here's a series of reactions to her speech, not one from a TMC supporter, as it looks.
Apparently, quite a divergent bunch.
Of course, all belong to the "elite".
Who else would appreciate a speech in English?
So, that's, in any case, a given.
She belongs to that "class" - as Subhas Bose, Nehru or Jyoti Basu or Ashok Mitra had belonged to, not a subaltern like Mamata or Modi.
That may not turn out to be exactly an asset.
Here's the speech: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnh-mpg_oF4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1E-jei2JCeKr-2KDrdGBBHWXh_ckgicKcYA2dU7XWQu2xghrQOkk_Sm0c>.
Pls. visit the original site for the (complete) tweets.]
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/meet-mahua-moitra-a-tmc-mp-whose-debut-speech-in-lok-sabha-made-her-an-overnight-star-4149961.html?fbclid=IwAR0SLou9pzwL8BVaP6FOnk8-pfQEL8dGjGx9mq3OMsrLZBdu3PGOUWRqPls
Last Updated : Jun 29, 2019 04:12 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Meet Mahua Moitra: A TMC MP whose debut speech in Lok Sabha made her an overnight star
The 44-year-old firebrand politician graduated in maths and economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. As the vice-president of JPMorgan, she was posted in London and New York
Sounak Mukherjee
@_maqtub
Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s “voice of dissent” has found admirers in many quarters across the country. The opposition looked feeble after the thumping victory of Narendra Modi-led UPA government. Now, all of a sudden, there is someone on the left side of the honourable speaker. There is someone who is going to ask uncomfortable questions to the government.
Moitra broke the Internet with her maiden speech at the Lok Sabha on June 25. Her speech had quotes from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.
Moitra later told the BBC that it was her job to “highlight the failings of the government”.
“That is my job and I will do that to the best of my ability," she added.
Her fiery speech on fascism attracted attention not only from national but international media as well. In addition to the BBC, Australia’s SBS News, too, covered the first-time MP’s “spirited speech”.
The 44-year-old firebrand politician graduated in maths and economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. As the vice-president of JPMorgan, she was posted in London and New York.
In 2015, Verve called her a “stylista” as the magazine included her in the list of best-dressed people in India. Considered a taskmaster known for shaking hands with her voters, Moitra does have a weakness for Bobbi Brown eye pencils and Carnation lip colours. She would “never ever wear flats with a sari,” she claimed.
Moitra, who left her lucrative career in banking to venture into the political arena, finds several similarities between politics and investment banking.
"The three important things you need in investment banking are what you need in politics. The first is hard work -- the capacity for both mental and physical labour. The second is self-discipline. Politics is a long road and there are ups and downs. If you're not disciplined, it's easy to lose oneself," she told Rediff News. "And the third is perseverance. In politics, there are many shooting stars but the ones who have tenacity make it."
Twitter Moments India
✔
@MomentsIndia
TMC MP Mahua Moitra points out "early signs of fascism" in her maiden speech in Lok Sabha. https://twitter.com/i/events/1143831493308903424 …
195
7:25 PM - Jun 26, 2019
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Mahua Moitra is being praised for her maiden speech
124 people are talking about this
Shobhaa De
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@DeShobhaa
Proud proud proud of Mahua Moitra ! What a courageous and spell-binding maiden speech!
She's the woman to watch out for. A political star has arrived!
587
5:17 PM - Jun 26, 2019
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175 people are talking about this
Sugata Srinivasaraju
@sugataraju
This will qualify as the quote of the year and next year too! #MahuaMoitra @AITCofficial
856
8:47 AM - Jun 26, 2019
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View image on Twitter
431 people are talking about this
Sagarika Ghose
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@sagarikaghose
Sometimes in Parliament, the Constitution comes alive when an MP speaks up strongly for democratic values. Absolutely superb speech from @AITCofficial Mahua Moitra https://youtu.be/dnh-mpg_oF4 via @YouTube
936
8:31 AM - Jun 27, 2019
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YouTube @YouTube
351 people are talking about this
Jai Aryakuchnahikarta
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@awryaditi
Uncles garbling incoherently and loudly while Mahua Moitra speaks truth to power is such a motif for modern India.
167
9:01 AM - Jun 28, 2019
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26 people are talking about this
Jaaved Jaaferi
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@jaavedjaaferi
WOW! WOW! WOW! What an intelligent, impassioned, articulate, brave and kickass speech. This is definitely an MP to look out for. #mahuamoitra you have a new fan #Respect..
Mahua Moitra speaks on Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address https://youtu.be/dnh-mpg_oF4 via @YouTube
356
1:29 PM - Jun 27, 2019
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YouTube @YouTube
77 people are talking about this
Namita Bhandare
@namitabhandare
This speech by Mahua Moitra is the biggest argument for having more capable women in Parliament. https://twitter.com/itihaasnaama/status/1143473654992445441 …
Rohit
@itihaasnaama
Remarkable speech by Mahua Maitra @trinamul responding to President's Speech, Brings up Maulana Azad and defends the Constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnh-mpg_oF4&feature=youtu.be …
275
7:45 PM - Jun 26, 2019
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84 people are talking about this
Many have found a hero in the banker-turned-politician. The speech has made her an overnight star. Women are now picturing her as Mamata Banerjee’s successor, the next chief minister of West Bengal, reported The Quint which called Moitra’s Lok Sabha speech “savage” that ended with the following quote from Urdu poet Raahat Indori:
“Jo aaj saahibe masnad hain kal nahin honge/Kiraaydaar hain jaati makaan thodi hai, Sabhi ka khoon shaamil yahan ki mitti me/ Kisi ke baap ka hindustan thodi hai? (The man sitting in the throne will leave eventually. It’s not his own house; he is just a tenant. This soil has everybody’s blood in it. Nobody’s father owns India.”
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