Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut did not hold back on her thoughts regarding Rahul Gandhi after a recent caste row. Following Rahul Gandhi’s claim of being ‘insulted’ and ‘abused’ by Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha, Kangana shared old videos of Rahul discussing caste in public on her Instagram stories.
On her Instagram stories, she wrote, “Apni jaat ka kuch ata pata nahi, nanu Muslim, dad Parsi, mummy Christian aur khud aisa lagta hai jaise Pasta ko kadi patte ka tadka lagakar kichadi banane ki koshish ki ho, aur inko sabki jaat pata karni hai.” This translates to, “You know nothing of your own caste, your grandfather is Muslim, father Parsi, mummy Christian, and it feels like someone tempered pasta with curry leaves to make rice and lentils, but he wants to know everyone’s caste.”
Kangana added, “How can he publicly ask people their caste in such a crude, condescending manner, shame on Rahul Gandhi.”
This controversy arose when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused BJP MP Anurag Thakur of ‘insulting and abusing’ him during the discussion on the Union Budget. Anurag Thakur had commented, “Those whose caste is not known, talk about the caste census,” without mentioning names. Rahul Gandhi, who had promised a nationwide census if the INDIA bloc came into power, responded, “You can insult me as much as you like but we will pass the caste census in Parliament. Anurag Thakur has abused me and insulted me. But I do not want any apology from him.”
Kangana Ranaut, who won the elections this year and was elected as the MP of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, gave her first speech in parliament last week. She emphasized preserving cultural traditions, stating in Hindi, “We have the kath kuni style of building houses or the tradition of making clothes from sheep and yak wool or the musical traditions of Spiti, Kinnaur and Bharmour. They all are becoming extinct.”