Kangana Ranaut Faces Backlash For Her Comments on Gandhi Jayanti

Bollywood actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has always said controversial things, that have enraged the netizens quite often. Recently, on October 2^nd, she made a post that has sparked a controversy on the internet.

On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, Kangana Ranaut posted a tribute to Shastri on his 120th birth anniversary in Instagram stories with the caption “Desh ke pita nahi, desh ke to lal hote hai. Dhanye hain Bharat maa ke ye lal.” In another post, she has praised Prime Narendra Modi for carrying forward Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy in the country with the Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan.

Her posts have sparked a controversy on the internet, where netizens feel that is insulting and downplaying the stature of Mahatma Gandhi as the father of the nation. This controversy comes just days after the backlash she faced for her comments on the farmers protests.

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has called Kangana’s comments lewd and condemnable in a X post, “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.”

Manoranjan Kalia, a senior BJP leader from Punjab has also slammed Kangana for her comments in s video on a social media post. “I condemn Kangana Ranaut's comments made on Gandhi ji's 155th birth anniversary. In her short political career, she has developed a habit of making controversial statements. Politics is not her field. Politics is a serious affair. One must think before speaking... Her controversial remarks cause trouble for the party.”