Updated: December 2, 2020 8:10:25 pm
Actor Kangana Ranaut. (File photo)
An advocate in the Zirakpur area of Punjab sent a legal notice to actor Kangana Ranaut, demanding an apology for a tweet in which he had falsely identified an elderly woman at a protest by farmers like Shaheen Bagh. ‘Bilkis Dadi’. The notice requires the actor to submit an apology within seven days.
Ranaut posted the photo of Mohinder kaur (73), a resident of the Bahadurgarh Jandian village of Bathinda, stating that she was the same “Dadi” who was part of the Shaheen Bagh protest and who had now joined the farmers’ agitation. The tweet claimed that it was available for protests for 100 rupees. The actor later deleted her tweet after she was criticized for sharing “fake news.”
Bilkis Dadi was a prominent protester at the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi earlier this year. It was also recognized by the American weekly magazine Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2020 alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bollywood actor Ayushman Khurrana.
Punjab – Zirakpur lawyer sends legal notice to actor Kangana Ranaut demanding an apology for his tweet identifying an elderly woman in farmers’ protests as’ Bilkis Dadi ‘.
‘Bilkis Dadi’ was a prominent protester at Shaheen Bagh’s anti-CAA demonstrations in Delhi last winter. pic.twitter.com/RJNVPl8Buh
– ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2020
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“I sent legal notice for a tweet that misidentified Ms Mohinder Kaur as Bilkis Bano with a hint that she (Ms Kaur) was available as a contracted protester for 100 rupees. The notice gives Ranaut 7 days to issue an apology in case it is not a defamation case. “ANI news agency said, citing defender Hakam Singh.
Bilkis, popularly known as Shaheen Bagh Dadi, had expressed her willingness to join the farmers’ protest on the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu.
The notice states that by using such comments, Ranaut has not only “degraded the image of every lady and every person” but also of farmers who are “protesting for their rights.”
Read our explained about Bilkis Dadi
Speaking to The Indian Express, Mohinder Kaur had said that farming is very difficult and that is the reason why he had gone to the morchas to support farmers. “They told me that an actor wrote about me like this. She never visited my house, never saw what I was doing and said ‘I am available at Rs 100’. Bhot buri gal hai… assi ki karne hai 100 rupaye, ”he said.
Ranaut has been involved in several legal cases lately for her comments on social media. Last month, a criminal complaint was filed against the actor for her. alleged derogatory comment against Mumbai police in connection with the investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. She was also booked by Karnataka police for his tweet about farmers protesting the Center’s farm laws.
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