Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has once again courted controversy with her views on India’s freedom struggle against British rule.
The ‘Panga’ actor had said at a summit last week that India’s independence was a ‘beg (handout)’. At that time, he also claimed that the country got real independence after 2014 when the BJP government led by PM Modi came to power.
She stood by her statement on Tuesday and advised people to choose their heroes wisely.
On her Instagram stories, Kangana shared an old newspaper article and wrote, “Either you are a fan of Gandhi or a supporter of Netaji. You can’t be both, choose and decide.”
The newspaper had an old article from the 1940s, titled ‘Gandhi agrees to hand over another Netaji’.
In her next IG story, Kangana, who is known for her controversial remarks, said that freedom fighters were “handed over to the British by those who had no courage to fight repression”, but they were “in the face of power”. Hungry” and “Cunning”. ,
Taking a jibe at Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “He is the one who taught us, if someone slaps you, you give the other cheek for another slap and that’s how you will get freedom. That’s how no one gets freedom.” , can only be found.” beg like that. Choose your heroes wisely.”
Kangana further claimed that Gandhi “never supported” Bhagat Singh or Subhas Chandra Bose.
“So you need to choose who you support because it’s not enough to put them all in a box of your memory and congratulate them all on their birth anniversary every year. In fact, it’s not just dumb, it’s Highly irresponsible and superficial. One should know their history and their heroes,” said the actor.
His recent comments about India’s freedom struggle have drawn criticism from many politicians and others. Many people have even demanded that the Center withdraw Kangana’s Padma Shri award for insulting the country’s freedom struggle.
Kangana received the coveted award from President Ram Nath Kovind at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the capital on November 8.
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