India, Jan. 26 -- A mispronunciation by the national broadcast's commentator during the Republic Day parade has snowballed into a political controversy. During an announcement, the name of freedom fighter Matangini Hazra from Bengal was mispronounced as "Mantagini" Hazra.

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) responded sharply on social media, framing the incident as more than a linguistic mistake and alleging a deeper pattern of disrespect towards Bengal's history and identity. The party respectfully referred to Hazra as "Shahid" or martyr.

Matangini Hazra was shot dead by British Raj police in 1942 while she was leading volunteers to seize the Tamluk police station during the Quit India Movement. For her philosophical ground i...