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New Delhi: Bollywood actress and BJP candidate from Himachal’s Mandi Lok Sabha seat Kangana Ranaut on Monday reacted on Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar’s claims that in the past she ‘ate beef and liked it’. Rejecting the claims, the BJP candidate stated that, “I don’t consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me.”
In an X post, Ranaut further stated that she has been advocating and promoting yogic and ayurvedic way of life for decades and these kinds of ‘tactics’ cannot tarnish her image.
“I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades now such tactics won’t work to tarnish my image. My people know me and they know that I am a proud Hindu and nothing can ever mislead them, Jai Shri Ram,” she said in the post.
Actor and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut tweets, “I don’t consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me, I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades… pic.twitter.com/4ZbUnHFHv9
— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2024
Kangana’s response came after Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Friday alleged that Bollywood actress had said in the past that she ate beef. Wadettiwar stated that the saffron party gave ticket to Kangana, who once wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that she ate beef and liked it, PTI reported.
Notably, the Bollywood actress is attacking the Congress and Rahul Gandhi since she joined the saffron party. Even before joining the BJP, Ranaut was making news for her pro-Hindu remarks.
On April 5, Wadettiwar, while addressing the rally, also claimed that the saffron party “welcoming” all corrupt leaders.
Several BJP leaders came to Ranaut’s support in view of the allegation.
BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye reacted to Wadettiwar’s statement and said that this reflected the Congress’s “dirty culture”.
“This reflects Congress’ dirty culture. It cannot fight us on issues. This shows the party’s defeatist mentality,” PTI quoted Keshav Upadhye as saying.
BJP’s Shaina NC also accused the Congress of being “anti women”. She highlighted Supriya Shrinate’s post on Kangana Ranaut.
“If the Congress party is so defunct of any thought process, I think the befitting answer will be on June 4 when the women of India speak up and vote against this anti-woman party called the Congress,” said Shaina NC.
The digital sphere was set ablaze when an unseemly post targeting Kangana Ranaut appeared on Shrinate’s Instagram — a risky move indeed since Kangana had only a day prior been designated as a Lok Sabha candidate by the BJP.
An image with a less than respectful message started making rounds, sparking intense debates. Beyond this, controversy also trailed Randeep Surjewala when video footage implied he’d made degrading remarks about Hema Malini, prompting backlash from BJP members.
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