A video of BJP MP and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi in which she can be purportedly heard saying soaps made out of donkey’s milk help keep a woman’s body beautiful, and that Egypt Queen Cleopatra used to bathe in donkey's milk has gone viral on social media. Addressing a choupal in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi said, “Cleopatra, a very famous queen from Egypt, used to bathe in donkey’s milk. Soaps made with donkey’s milk cost ₹500 in Delhi. Why don’t we start making soaps with goat’s milk and with donkey’s milk?Maneka Gandhi, who is also an animal rights activist, spoke of a Ladakh community that uses donkey’s milk to make soaps. When was the last time you saw a donkey? Their numbers are falling. The washermen have stopped using donkeys. There is a community in Ladakh which saw a fall in the population of donkeys. So, they started using donkey’s milk to make soaps. Soaps made with donkey’s milk keep a woman’s body beautiful forever.”