Congress slams Kangana Ranaut's 1947 was 'bheek' remark as 'treason', demands Padma Shri be taken back
India Today
The Congress accused actor Kangana Ranaut of treason and demanded that the government take back her Padma Shri after she kicked off a firestorm for declaring that India attained “real freedom” in 2014, when the Modi-led government came to power, and describing the country’s Independence in 1947 as “bheek”, or alms.
Hitting out at actor Kangana Ranaut for describing India's Independence in 1947 as 'bheek' or alms, the Congress on Thursday said her remarks amounted to "treason" and demanded that the government take back the Padma Shri bestowed on her recently for "insulting" the country's independence movement.
In a 24-second clip shared widely, Ranaut says India's Independence in 1947 was not freedom but "bheek" (alms). "And we got real freedom in 2014," she said at an event organised by a news channel with some people in the audience heard clapping.