Uddhav Thackeray made the comment at the Maharashtra Assembly (Archive)
Mumbai:
Some people are not grateful for the city where they make a living, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said at the state assembly on Monday, mocking actor Kangana Ranaut, who has sparked controversy with his comparison of Mumbai with Pakistan. Busy Kashmir.
Thackeray, while paying tribute to a Shiv Sena community member who died recently, without mentioning a name, said: “Some people are grateful for the city where they live and earn a living, but others do not.”
“Indigo bhaiyya (Anil Rathod) came from Rajasthan and made Maharashtra his home. He was a staunch Shiv Sainik, “he added.
Thackeray’s comment comes amid an ongoing and bitter exchange between Shiv Sena leaders and the “Queen” actor, who has been attacking the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government, Mumbai police and Bollywood for the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Ms Ranaut, who currently lives in her native Himachal Pradesh, had harshly criticized the Mumbai police investigation into the actor’s death and said that under the current government she feared living in Mumbai.
The actor had made the controversial comment while responding to Shiv Sena’s deputy Sanjay Raut’s comment in an article that she should not come to Mumbai if she felt unsafe in the city. “Why does Mumbai feel like Pakistani-occupied Kashmir?” He had said.
After an uproar over the comment, several Seine leaders, including Mr. Raut, had made objectionable comments against her.
Ms Ranaut, who on several occasions expressed her admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced that she will visit Mumbai on September 9, challenging the Seine leaders to stop her if they can.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena’s ally Congress also launched a scathing attack on the actor, claiming he was pushing the BJP’s political agenda under the guise of a campaign for justice for the Rajput.
“Describing the commercial capital of the country as Pakistani-occupied Kashmir is naive, incorrect, political opportunism and reprehensible that no reasonable person will accept. We reject those baseless and politically motivated accusations that BJP makes through film actresses,” said the spokesman for the Congress, Randeep Surjewala. he said at a virtual press conference.
Kangana Ranaut will receive Y-Plus category security, government sources said today, adding that she will be protected by a personal security officer and 11 armed police officers, including commandos.
Sushant Singh Rajput, a successful Bollywood actor, was found dead in his home in June. Mumbai police had branded him a suicide death and had recorded statements from more than 50 people to investigate whether professional rivalry or nepotism in Bollywood was responsible for the alleged Rajput action.
The late actor’s family, however, filed a complaint for financial deception and harassment against his friend Rhea Chakraborty, who is now at the center of a CBI investigation related to his death.
With PTI inputs
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