Bollywood actor cum politician kangana ranaut on wednesday stirred a new controversy with a social media post about mahatma gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The lok sabha mp downplayed mahatma Gandhi’s stature as the “Father of the Nation” on his birth anniversary. The actor, who previously faced backlash for her comments on the farmers’ protests, paid homage to Shastri on his 120th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Perhaps the post on Shastri and gandhi has led to yet another row for Ranaut as congress leader supriya Shrinate criticised her for her “lewd jibe” at mahatma Gandhi. “BJP mp kangana made this lewd jibe on mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Godse worshippers draw distinctions between bapu and Shastri ji. Will narendra modi wholeheartedly forgive his party’s new Godse devotee? There is the father of the Nation, there are sons, and there are martyrs. Everyone deserves respect,” Shrinate said in a post on X. Before the lok sabha polls in march this year, Shrinate was embroiled in a controversy over an objectionable post regarding the actor.
Moreover Manoranjan Kalia, a senior bjp leader from Punjab, also criticized Ranaut for her latest remarks. The actor, who was elected as an mp in June, last month faced backlash for advocating the return of the three farm laws repealed in 2021 and alleged that the farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws was leading to a “Bangladesh-type situation in India”.
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