New Delhi: West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri on Monday made a controversial remark on President Droupadi Murmu’s look. A video of the minister addressing a crowd in Nandigram has gone viral. The BJP strongly condemned the video. On the other hand, the TMC’s claim that, in fact, the minister used to say that the TMC does not judge people by their faces

During the Martyrs’ Day celebrations, Akhil Giri went after Suvendu Adhikari, who was the leader of the opposition, in the Nandigram constituency. Challenging the officer, Akhil Giri made the remarks without naming President Draupadi Murmu. “Trinamool does not judge people for their appearance. He (Suvendu Adhikari) claims that I (Akhil Giri) am not attractive. How beautiful she is! We don’t judge people based on their appearance. We respect your president’s chair. What does your president look like?

A new controversy has started in West Bengal over this video. Sharing the video, West Bengal BJP, Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress accused them of being anti-tribal. On the other hand, Amit Malviya said that Mamata Banerjee has always been anti-tribal and she did not support Draupadi Murmu as the presidential candidate.