Kangana Ranaut On Mahatma Gandhi: BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut often remains in the headlines due to her outspoken nature . This time on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Kangana Ranaut said something that has created a ruckus in the political corridors. Along with this, trouble has arisen for the BJP. Congress has once again cornered the BJP over this.
Kangana sparked a new controversy on October 2 with a social media post about Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Congress has sharply criticized Kangana Ranaut’s statement.
According to a PTI report, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut paid tribute to former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 120th birth anniversary through a post that appears to diminish Gandhi’s stature as the Father of the Nation. Ranaut wrote on her Instagram, “There are no fathers of the country, there are sons of the country. Blessed are these sons of Mother India.” In a follow-up post, Ranaut credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for carrying forward Gandhi’s legacy on cleanliness in the country.
Congress criticised Kangana Ranaut’s statement
The post on Lal Bahadur Shastri and Mahatma Gandhi has created another controversy for the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate strongly criticised BJP MP Kangana Ranaut for her lewd jibe at Mahatma Gandhi. She said, “Godse worshippers differentiate between Bapu and Shastri ji. Will Narendra Modi forgive his party’s new Godse devotee from the heart? There are fathers of the nation, sons, martyrs. Everyone deserves respect.
Let us tell you that the BJP MP and Bollywood film actress recently faced criticism for her comments on agricultural laws and farmers’ protests. Some BJP leaders as well as leaders of opposition parties had strongly criticised her.