Kangana Ranaut, in a tweet, had compared Mumbai to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir.
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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to provide security for Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in the state and is also considering extending it during her next visit to Mumbai, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said on Sunday.
The prime minister revealed this while speaking to journalists after a meeting of the BJP legislative party.
This is our duty to provide her safety as she is a daughter from Himachal Pradesh and a celebrity, he added.
In response to inquiries from journalists, Thakur said that both Kangana Ranaut’s sister and her father have approached the government seeking safety for the actor.
“His sister called me on the phone yesterday and spoke to me. His father had also written to the state police seeking safety. So I have asked DGP to provide security for him in the state,” Thakur said.
The actress also has a program to visit Mumbai on September 9 for which the government is considering providing security for her during the visit as well, he added.
However, the prime minister declined to say anything about Kangana Ranaut’s recent comments about the suicide case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, stating that the matter is under investigation.
He also avoided answering questions about the alleged threats Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut gave the actor.
Earlier on Sunday, Raut demanded that actress Ranaut apologize for her comments against Mumbai and Maharashtra.
Recently, Ms Ranaut in a tweet compared Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“Why does Mumbai feel like Pakistani-occupied Kashmir?” Ms. Ranaut had recently asked in a tweet, along with a September 1 news report, where Mr. Raut had allegedly said that he should not return to Mumbai if he was afraid of the city police.
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