Yogi Adityanath's Vivekananda Quote Ahead Of Bengal Elections Sets Social Media On Fire, 'Netaji Must Be Thrilled'

(MENAFN- Live Mint) What Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said during a campaign rally in West Bengal on 20 April has set social media on fire. He wrongly attributed the iconic slogan "Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga" to Swami Vivekananda instead of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The slogan was spoken by Netaji in 1944 to motivate the Indian National Army during the freedom struggle. It is one of the most widely-recognised lines associated with Bose.

At the rally, Adityanath was praising Netaji. He spoke about his decision to give up a confirmed position in the Indian Civil Service to join the freedom movement. CM Yogi also mentioned that Bose had studied at Cambridge University and led the Azad Hind Fauj.

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"Netaji chose to bring revolution over getting himself established in politics," the UP CM said while garlanding Bose's statue in Lucknow separately.

In his comments before the Bengal rally, Yogi Adityanath correctly attributed the same slogan to Netaji. During Parakram Diwas celebrations in both January 2023 and January 2026, he publicly credited Bose with the line while praising Bose's contribution to India's independence.

Meanwhile, social media users, especially those from Bengal, have taken to Twitter (now X) to post their reactions. Many of them have resorted to sarcasm while responding to the faux pas.

Social media reaction

“Gosh! Now, Yogi quotes Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom" as a quote said by Swami Vivekananda. Does BJP deliberately do such mistakes to insult Bengalis? Or, are they so illiterate, uninformed on the history of Bengal?” asked one of them.

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“Wow, groundbreaking history lesson from UP CM Yogi Adityanath... when you're busy lecturing the entire nation on cultural pride and“correct” history, why let facts get in the way of a good rally line? Netaji must be thrilled with the remix,” commented another user.

Another user remarked,“When BJP leaders like Yogi Adityanath can't get even basic history right and still push divisive rhetoric, it reflects a troubling level of ignorance at the top-another slight to Bengal's legacy.”

“What has happened to you? Yogi should remain stress-free. What's the big deal with the Chief Minister's post? It comes like salary into the accounts of Noida's private employees and gets exhausted even before time!!” came another sarcastic comment.

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“The fate of us all Indians is so unfortunate that the Chief Minister of India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, has such poor knowledge,” one user posted.

One user posted,“Yogi Adityanath continues to distort history while peddling tired Hindu-Muslim rhetoric. It's yet another instance of the BJP undermining Bengal and disregarding Bengali icons.”

West Bengal Election 2026 will take place in two phases, once on 23 April and the other on 29 April. Mamata Banerjee's fate will be decided on 4 May.

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