Kangana Ranaut courted controversy on November 11 by saying that India achieved “real independence” in 2014,
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind on November 14, urging him to withdraw the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award, which actress Kangana Ranaut has been purportedly brought to the nation for her remarks. Freedom was given to curtail.
Ms Ranaut courted controversy on 11 November by saying that India achieved “real independence” in 2014, apparently after the Narendra Modi-led government took power and “begging” (alms) the country’s independence in 1947. mentioned as described.
Ms Maliwal said in her letter that the actor had “made some derogatory statements insulting the great freedom fighters of the country”.
The DCW chief also demanded a sedition charge against the ‘Queen’ actor.
“These statements reflect their hatred for our great freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh and countless others who laid down their lives for the nation! We all know that our country got freedom from British rule through the ultimate sacrifice and martyrdom of our great freedom fighters,” she wrote.
Highlighting that Ms. Ranaut’s statements have hurt the sentiments of millions of Indians and are “seditious” in nature, she urged the President to “kindly take cognizance of the matter and withdraw the Padma Shri award conferred on Ms. Ranaut”. urged.
“I also request you to kindly ensure that an FIR is registered against him for sedition. I hope you will uphold the sentiments of crores of Indians and take necessary steps in the matter.”
The DCW chief said that Ms Ranaut, through her “insensitive and thoughtless lies”, had demeaned and undermined the “sacrifices of millions of Indians who participated” in various movements such as the 1857 Rebellion, Champaran Satyagraha, Khilafat Movement. Quit India Movement, Dandi March and Non-Cooperation Movement among many others.
“How can we forget the thousands of people who gathered at Jallianwala Bagh to protest the British rule and the massacre that followed? Are these chapters in our history a ‘Bhikk’?” Ms. Maliwal asked to know.
She also revealed that it was not a sporadic incident by the actor and “Ranaut does not seem to be of sound mind”.
“She habitually spits venom against the people of her own country and repeatedly uses hate speech to attack those with whom she does not agree. His behavior is in no way in line with that of the highest awardee in the country and is also an insult to the stalwarts who received the award along with him and before that,” Ms Maliwal said.
Ms. Ranaut was recently awarded the Padma Shri.
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