Ramdas Athawale mentioned he supported Kangana Ranaut’s stance on Sushant Singh Rajput. (File)
Mumbai:
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday spoke out in favour of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who had mentioned Mumbai felt “like Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”, and slammed the Shiv Sena for saying the film star mustn’t return to the town.
Talking to information company ANI, Mr Athawale, president of the Republican A part of India and an ally of the BJP which guidelines the centre, mentioned whereas he didn’t know all the reality, however feedback by Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut have been “completely uncalled for”.
“Raut is an effective pal of mine. He’s a Shiv Sena chief, a celebration spokesperson in addition to the Saamana editor. I do not know all the reality but when in any respect he has threatened the actress it’s fairly unlucky. We’re all with Ranaut and household in her combat for justice to Sushant Singh Rajput,” Mr Athawale mentioned.
The BJP distanced itself from Ms Ranaut’s remarks however some leaders condemned Shiv Sena protests in opposition to the actor.
The ladies’s wing of the Shiv Sena had carried out protests in opposition to her in Mumbai and Thane, and had shouted slogans in addition to slapped slippers on her pictures and effigies.
Taking to Twitter, former Chief Minister and BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis’s spouse Amruta Fadnavis mentioned, “We could not agree with what somebody has to say, however we should defend the correct to precise in democracy! Freedom of speech, freedom of perception, freedom of motion, freedom of press-cannot b suppressed! We are able to have counter arguments however beating posters of critics with chappals is a brand new low.”
Former state minister and BJP chief Ashish Shelar, in the meantime, mentioned, “We utterly disagree with Kangana’s feedback about Mumbai and residents of this metropolis. I additionally wish to ask Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut to not assault BJP from the shoulders of actor Ranaut.”
Kangana Ranaut triggered widespread outrage on Thursday for saying the town “felt like Pakistan-occupied Kashmir” and doubled down on the remarks a day later, in contrast the ruling coalition to “Taliban”.
Maharashtra Residence Minister Anil Deshmukh mentioned she had no proper to remain in Mumbai if she feels unsafe and had such disparaging issues to say for the police drive that was sacrificing its lives in occasions of the coronavirus pandemic.
A vocal supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, which is in opposition in Maharashtra, Kangana Ranaut has been attacking the federal government and the police for weeks over the dying of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.
(With inputs from ANI)
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