Post against Kangana Ranaut: Congress backpedals on issue even as BJP increases the heat 

Congress is defensive on Supriya Shrinate’s post on Kangana Ranaut while the BJP increasing the heat with mulling legal action against Ms. Shrinate. Congress leader mentioned that some parody account on X had made this objectionable post. Ms. Ranaut hit back saying that she had played various roles in movies and every woman deserved dignity. National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma has urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to “take action”. Kangana to meet BJP President J P Nadda

 Congress’s social media in-charge Supriya Shrinate’s now deleted post containing objectionable remarks  about actor Kangana Ranaut, who is going to contest her maiden election from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh, has triggered a political maelstrom, with the Congress acting defensively while the BJP increasing the heat with mulling legal action against Ms. Shrinate.  

On Monday, minutes after social media post went viral, Ms. Shrinate posted a video issuing clarification. “Many people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Someone from them made an extremely inappropriate post today. As soon as I came to know, I deleted that post. Everyone who knows me also knows very well that I can never make personal and indecent comments towards any woman. I wanted to know how this happened,” she said.

Further, the Congress leader mentioned that some parody account on X had made this objectionable post.

“I came to know that my name is being misused on Twitter and a parody account is being operated, named Supriya parody. They made this objectionable post. Someone copied it from there and posted it on my Instagram and Facebook accounts. I am trying to know who has done this from those who have access. I have also reported this parody,” Ms. Shrinate added.

Meanwhile, Ms. Ranaut hit back saying that she had played various roles in movies and every woman deserved dignity. “We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudices, we must rise above the curiosity about their body parts and above all we must refrain from using sex workers challenging lives or circumstances as some kind of abuse or slur... every woman deserves her dignity...,” she posted on X. 

The slanging match continued on Wednesday, as Ms. Shrinate’s clarification cut little ice. Ms. Ranaut is expected to reach Delhi on Wednesday evening to meet BJP president J.P. Nadda.

Meanwhile, National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma has urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to “take action” against two of its leaders for using “derogatory” language against another woman. She said the commission has written to the Election Commission of India seeking “stringent action against the party and the leader.”