Himachal elections: After Supriya Shrinate, another Congress leader makes objectionable comment against actress Kangana Ranaut

TNR Desk

After Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, Gujarat Kisan Congress leader HS Ahir shared an objectionable post from his social media account about actress Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

In response, Kangana defended her political aspirations, stating that women should have the opportunity to pursue their ideologies. Earlier, Kangana had responded to Supriya with a call for dignity for all women.

Following objections from the BJP and Kangana, Supriya deleted the controversial post and issued a clarification, attributing the incident to unauthorised access to her account. She emphasised her commitment to respectful discourse and disapproved of the offensive content.

Avoid abuses even against sex workers: Kangana
On March 24, the BJP announced Kangana’s candidacy from Mandi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A day after this, a post was made on Supriya’s Instagram account with a bold picture of Kangana: “Kya bhaav chal raha hai Mandi mein, koi batega (What the price in ‘Mandi’ or market?).” At the same time, HS Ahir also used objectionable words on X, mentioning the word ‘Mandi’ as market.

After Supriya’s post, Kangana shared the screenshot and wrote on X, “Dear Supriya ji, as an artiste, I have played the roles of all kinds of women in the last 20 years of my career. From an innocent girl in ‘Queen’ to a detective in ‘Dhaakad’, from a goddess in ‘Manikarnika’ to a demon in ‘Chandramukhi’. From a prostitute in ‘Rajjo’ to a revolutionary leader in ‘Thalaivi’.

We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudices. We must rise above being curious about female body parts. Also, we must avoid using such abusive words about the challenging lives or circumstances of sex workers. Every woman is entitled to her dignity….”

Jai Ram, other BJP leaders come in defence
Former CM Jai Ram Thakur said that the comment made by Supriya against Kangana, daughter of ‘Devbhoomi’ Himachal, was extremely unfortunate. “Kangana is the daughter of Mandi, also known as Chhoti Kashi. Such comments against her will not be tolerated at all,” he said. BJP’s IT cell head Amit Malviya said Supriya had made a ridiculous comment on Kangana on Instagram. “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge should either immediately dismiss Supriya from the party or resign himself,” said Malviya.

At the same time, BJP leader Shahzad Poonawala said that Supriya’s comment on Kangana was “extremely disgusting”. “Will Supriya be dismissed immediately? Will Sonia Gandhi say anything on this? Will Kharge ji expel Supriya? Now where is the ‘Hathras’ lobby?” he said.

Kangana reached Mandi on March 25 after being announced the candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. On reaching her ancestral village Bhambla, she said that Mandi was her birthplace and her birthplace had called me back. “Mandi is a big constituency and we are running a big campaign.

We will win the election due to the good deeds and hard work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is an emotional day for our family. I am overwhelmed,” said Kangana.