Aday after the trailer for Nitesh Tiwari’s was unveiled, actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut shared a throwback photograph from a school play in which she is seen portraying Sita.
Posting the image on her Instagram Stories, Ranaut wrote, “My aashirvad [blessings] to all liberals.”
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The actress has been in the spotlight over the past few days for her remarks on the nationwide student protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and exam irregularities.
On Monday, she criticised the demonstrations, claiming they were at odds with India’s cultural values and sophistication.
“Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from Gen Z protests are puke-inducing, the way they speak and the kind of language they are using. Never in my life have I seen everything in each and every frame so jarring and so crass all at once,” she wrote.
She continued, “India is a place of diversely beautiful people, draped in elegance and rooted in cultural sophistication; you call yourselves cockroaches and look/behave like them as well; there is no paradox or juxtaposition there, just simply subjecting the world to your filth, garbage and ugliness. I am scarred from these reels, need some healing, digital detox.”
Her comments drew a sharp response from Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das.
“Even members of her own party don’t pay much heed to Kangana Ranaut or take her seriously, so why should we? I don’t think anyone in Gen Z, Gen Alpha, or any younger generation takes her seriously or listens to what she says. She is a politician now,” Das said.
On the work front, Ranaut was last seen in , which released in theatres in June. Inspired by true events, the film follows the story of hospital workers who protected nearly 400 patients during the 26/11 terror attacks at Mumbai’s Cama and Albless Hospital.