Kangana Ranaut appears to have sparked a debate with her recent political remarks. The actress remarked at a conference that India gained “real freedom” in 2014, referring to the BJP-led government, and that the country’s independence in 1947 was “bheek” (alms).
Preethi Menon, the Aam Aadmi Party’s national executive chairman, has now filed a complaint against the actress. The political party criticised Kangana’s insulting remarks and demanded that a sedition case be filed against her. Preethi tweeted that they have filed an application with the Mumbai Police seeking that Kangana be prosecuted for her seditious and defamatory utterances under sections 504, 505 and 124A.
Previously, politician Varun Gandhi had condemned Kangana’s comments and tweeted in Hindi, “It is an anti-national act and must be called out as such. To not do so would be a betrayal of all those who shed blood so that today we may stand tall and free as a nation. People can never forget the infinite sacrifices of our freedom movement and the millions of lives lost and families destroyed. Belittling it all in this “shameless manner” cannot be condoned simply as a careless or callous statement.”
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Kangana’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended but she took to Instagram to reply to Varun Gandhi’s comments. She wrote in her Instagram story, “Even though I clearly mentioned 1857 revolution first freedom fight which was curbed… which lead to more atrocities and cruelties from the British and almost a century later freedom was given to us in (Mr.) Gandhi’s begging bowl… Ja aur roo ab (go cry more).”
