India, May 21 -- Trinamool Congress MP Saayoni Ghosh on Thursday claimed that a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) inspection had uncovered the "truth" behind a viral property controversy that dragged both her and senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee into a political storm over alleged links to a Kolkata flat.

In a fresh post on X, Saayoni Ghosh said civic officials visiting the premises at "19B 7 Tanks Lane, Kolkata 30" found that the apartment was actually owned by a different couple - Abhishek Bandhopadhaya, a private sector employee, and his wife Sayani Ghosh, a school teacher.

The TMC MP said the similarity in names had fuelled speculation and triggered what she described as a politically motivated smear campaign against her and Ba...