TMC MP Mahua Moitra's 'Gogoi' tweet lands her an FIR

GUWAHATI: An FIR has been filed against Assam Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for hurting the sentiments of the people of Assam.

The Jatiya Sangrami Sena, Asom filed a complaint with the police in Assam's Sivsagar district on Friday, demanding an unconditional apology from Moitra for linking the surname 'Gogoi' to sexual assault in a tweet.

In the FIR, Pranab Chetia, President of the organisation's Sivasagar unit, wrote: "It has been observed that her (Moitra's) Twitter comment is deliberately replacing the word sexual harassment with the word Mr Gogoi, which is a clear intention to defame and disregard an established ethnic community of Assam, and hence I urge the law of the land to protect the sanctity, integrity and respect of the Ahom community and bring Mohua Moitra to justice."

The Trinamool Lok Sabha MP sparked a row when she posted on her Twitter handle: "My first of new Twitter series on replacements for unparliamentary words. Banned word - Sexual Harassment Replacement - Mr Gogoi."

Mahua was referring to the row that erupted over the reported 'banning' of some words from use in the Parliament, though the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla categorically denied that any such change has been made

Moitra's tweet angered many netizens in Assam as the surname Gogoi is very common among the Ahom community in the state, IANS reported.

Utpal Borpujari, a national award-winning film critic openly criticized Moitra's remarks and advised her to mention the name of the specific person she had in mind.

Later, in another tweet, the Trinamool MP wrote: "Just for those sanghis twisting tweet to say I targeted all Gogois, let me spell it out: Mister Ranjan Gogoi. Honourable MP, Rajya Sabha."