Swami Vivekananda said give me blood...: Yogi Adityanath goofs up, TMC trolls him
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath made a goof-up by misattributing the famous "Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga" slogan – originally coined by Subhas Chandra Bose – to Swami Vivekananda. The TMC mocked him, with MP Mahua Moitra, dubbing him as "bulldozer buddhi".
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made a goof-up by misattributing the famous quote 'Tum mujhe khoon do...'– originally said by freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose – to spiritual thinker Swami Vivekananda. The Trinamool Congress on Monday pounced on the gaffe, calling it insulting, with MP Mahua Moitra dubbing Adityanath a “joke” and “bulldozer buddhi”.
At a recent rally in West Bengal ahead of the two-phase Assembly polls on April 23 and 29, Adityanath mistakenly quoted Bose’s slogan, saying, “Swami Vivekananda had said that ‘tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga’ (Give me blood and I shall give you freedom).”
Bose had given the iconic slogan in 1944 to motivate Indian National Army soldiers to fight for independence from British rule, emphasising that freedom requires supreme sacrifice.
Adityanath’s goof-up was fact-checked by Moitra, who called him a “joke”.
“Hello bulldozer buddhi @myogiadityanath, get your facts right. Netaji Subhas Bose said ‘Give me blood and I will give you freedom.’ Swami Vivekananda did NOT say it. Please go back to drinking fanta in UP and leave Bengal alone. You’re a joke,” she wrote on X on Monday.
The Trinamool Congress also posted a video of Adityanath’s remarks, saying he “insulted” Bose by misquoting him as Swami Vivekananda.
“Yogi Adityanath has once again exposed @BJP4India’s shocking ignorance and contempt for Bengal’s history. He attributed the immortal line ‘Give me blood and I will give you freedom’ to Swami Vivekananda. It was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,” the party said on X.
“Two completely different icons. Two completely different legacies. Both sons of Bengal. Both insulted in a single sentence by one man. The depth of their ignorance is only matched by their arrogance,” it added.
The controversy came as West Bengal is set to witness two-phase polling on April 23 and 29. The state has 294 Assembly seats, and results will be declared on May 4.
The BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is running an aggressive campaign to end the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress in the state.