Kangana Ranaut compared Mumbai to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir.
Mumbai:
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has no right to stay in Mumbai if she feels unsafe, Maharashtra Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday after the movie star sparked outrage for saying the city “felt like the Pakistani-Occupied Kashmir “and compared the ruling coalition to the” Taliban. ” “.
“We have seen how Mumbai police sacrificed their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. It is not right for an actor to say such things about our police, we condemn him. Mumbai and Maharashtra are insured by the police. If someone feels unsafe living in Mumbai or Maharashtra, they have no right to live here, “Deshmukh said.
His response came shortly after Ms. Ranaut, 33, who currently lives in Himachal Pradesh, reiterated her comments against the government of Maharashtra and the ruling Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress coalition.
“I see a lot of people threatening me not to go back to Mumbai, so I have decided to travel to Mumbai next week, September 9th, I will post the time I land at Mumbai airport, kisi ke baap mein himmat hai toh rok le (Stop me if you dare), “he tweeted.
Responding to Deshmukh’s comment, she said: “He is taking his own calls on my democratic rights, from the POK to the Taliban in one day.”
Earlier, Ms Ranaut had said: “The leader of Sanjay Raut Shiv Sena has openly threatened me and asked me not to return to Mumbai, after the Aazadi graffiti on the streets of Mumbai and now the open threats, why does Mumbai feel like occupied Pakistan Kashmir? “
Addressing the police too, he tweeted: “After a major star was killed, I spoke about drug trafficking and the movie mafia, I don’t trust @MumbaiPolice because they ignored SSR’s complaints, he told everyone to They would kill but they killed him. If I feel insecure, does that mean I hate the industry and Mumbai? “
His outburst came after Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut wrote to the Saamana party spokesman: “We kindly ask you not to come to Mumbai. This is nothing more than an insult to the Mumbai police. The Home Office should take action. about”.
Backing up Friday’s comments, he said: “I will not take names. But I do not give hollow threats. I believe in action because I am a Shiv sainik. The state health department and the home department must deal with mental cases.” that are increasing. Act according to the law. “
Kangana Ranaut, who openly supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, who is in opposition in Maharashtra, has been attacking the government and police for weeks over the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.
Police had said it was suicide and were investigating depression and industry rivalries as probable causes before the investigation was turned over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based on a complaint filed by Sushant Singh’s father. against his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, also an actor.
Separate agencies have also launched parallel investigations into the case on drug use and money laundering charges, prompting Ms. Ranaut to take an open stance against several big names in Bollywood.
His latest comments on Pakistani-occupied Kashmir outraged several celebrities and prominent public figures who took to Twitter to express disapproval. The BJP also distanced itself from that comment, with party leader Ashish Shelar saying: “Kangana should not try to teach Mumbai, Mumbaikars and Maharashtra. Sanjay Raut should not attack us through Kangana Ranaut. BJP has nothing to do with Kangana” .
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