Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut informed Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday of “unfair treatment” he received following his criticism of the Mumbai police in connection with the force’s investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
A war of words broke out between the actor and the ruler Shiv Sena after Ranaut compared Mumbai to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir and said he doesn’t feel safe in the city.
Ranaut, who was in his hometown of Manali in Himachal Pradesh for the past few months, arrived in Mumbai on September 9, the day the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) razed the “illegally” built parts of his office.
Here are the latest developments in line:
* Kangana Ranaut meets the Governor of Maharashtra
Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel met with the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at Raj Bhavan. “I told him about the unfair treatment I have received. I hope that justice is done to me so that the faith of all citizens, including girls, in the system is restored. I am lucky that the governor listened to me as his own daughter, ”Ranaut told the ANI news agency after the meeting.
* I’m not a politician: Kangana Ranaut
“I am not a politician. I have no connection to politics. I presented my thoughts as a commoner, ”said Ranaut. His comments come amid speculation that he could join politics.
* Will face all political storms: Uddhav Thackeray
In an apparent reference to the political criticism of Shiv Sena’s fight with Ranaut, Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said he was ready to face all political storms. “I will have to remove the mask of the prime minister to respond to politics. I do not speak, it does not mean that I do not have answers, “he said without naming anyone.
* ‘Conspiracy’ to defame Bombay: Sanjay Raut
In his ‘Rokhthok’ column on Sena Saamana spokesperson, Sena leader Raut wrote that other Bollywood stars should have come forward to dismiss Ranaut’s comments against Mumbai. He called the entire row a “conspiracy” to smear Bombay. Raut named actor Akshay Kumar in the column, questioning the silence of the Bollywood fraternity by comparing the film industry to the Pandavas who remained silent when Draupadi was undressed.
* Sena accuses BJP leaders in Maharashtra of helping ‘outsiders’ vilify Mumbai image
Efforts to smear the image of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, have once again begun. These attempts are made by ‘outsiders’. But, according to tradition, moles inside our own home are to make them stronger. In the intervening period, Mumbai was called Pakistan. BMC was referred to as ‘Babar’ after the municipal corporation took action on the illegal construction of an actress (Kangana Ranaut) who insulted Mumbai, ”Raut wrote in her article in Saamana.
* Y-plus security coverage for Ranaut at the request of his father: Minister of Union
Ranaut, who will return to Manali on September 14, received Y-plus security coverage following his father’s request to the Himachal Pradesh government, said the Union’s state minister for the home, G Kishan Reddy.
Ranaut’s father also met with Jai Ram Thakur and submitted a memorandum that his daughter was being harassed and, at his request, the Himachal chief minister informed the Center about the situation, according to Reddy.
* Bombay HC maintains BMC’s demolition unit on Ranaut’s property
Following a guilty plea brought by the actor against the demolition of the alleged “illegal tampering” at his Mumbai office, the Bombay High Court suspended the demolition campaign for now and postponed the hearing until September 22. BMC has filed its response in the matter saying the actor’s allegations of harassment and bad faith by BMC were false and unjustified. Ranaut’s attorney, Rizwan Siddiqui, has taken time to respond to the affidavit.
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