Okay, it started with fried fish, and you’ll agree that a whole lot of things look and smell fishy in this grand election season. A few weeks ago, during one of his political rallies, Mister Prime Minister took some cheap pot-shots at Tejaswi Yadav, the former deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, who posted a pic of himself enjoying some fried fish!

In the latest episode of “Cooking Up Controversy,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stirred up a storm by offering to whip up a meal for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While some chuckled, others squirmed at the thought of political flavours mingling with culinary delights.

In a culinary twist on political banter, Mamata, the spirited Chief Minister of West Bengal, said she would serve up a meal for Narendra Bhai. This proposal, aimed at teasing Modi for his recent ‘fishy’ comments on Yadav’s dietary habits, has sparked a delightful storm of reactions from various political corners.

Banerjee, known for her fiery rhetoric, playfully suggested that she could rustle up a dish for Modi, even though she wasn’t sure if he’d actually dig in. “I’ve been a kitchen wizard since I was knee-high. But will Modiji dare to taste my culinary concoctions?” she quipped at an election rally in Calcutta.

Her tongue-in-cheek offer, however, didn’t escape the sharp knives of political adversaries. The BJP, smelling something fishy, couldn’t resist taking a sarcastic swipe. Former BJP bigwig Tathagata Roy suggested that before serving Modi, Banerjee should first offer a pork chop to one of her own party members, in an attempt to throw his own mix of tasteless bigotry into the pot.

Meanwhile, BJP loyalists cried foul, accusing Banerjee of laying a culinary trap for Modi, knowing well his vegetarian preferences. “She’s trying to bait the PM with fish when she knows he’s a strict vegetarian. It’s like offering tofu to a tiger!” exclaimed one BJP leader.

Not to be outdone in the kitchen of political banter, the CPI(M) threw in its two cents, speculating about the real recipe behind Mamata’s offer. “Is this a feast of friendship or a recipe for political survival?” they pondered, dubbing the PM-CM duo “Didibhai-Modibhai.”

As Bannerjee brought on the barbeque, her party salivated, hailing her remarks as a celebration of India’s diverse culinary traditions. “Every Indian has the right to savour what they please, just like Modi does,” declared a TMC spokesperson, serving up a spicy retort to BJP’s attempts to dictate dietary diktats.

In this political potluck, it seems everyone’s eager to stir the pot, but whether Modi will take a bite of Banerjee’s bait remains to be seen. One thing’s for sure: in the kitchen of Indian politics, there’s never a shortage of cooks eager to thrust their ladles in the cauldron!

Meanwhile, TMC loyalists applauded Mamata’s ‘Modi Roast’ insisting it was a savory blend of cultural diversity and democratic rights. “Just as Modi can choose his meal, every Indian deserves the same freedom,” they chorused, with all the sweetness of a Mustard Kasaundi.

As the political pot continues to simmer, one thing was clear: in the kitchen of Indian politics, everyone’s hungry for power, but no one wants to share the spoon.

‘FRANKLY SPICY‘ BY EFFKAY IS A HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL TAKE ON CURRENT EVENTS.

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