If you think all of Kangana Ranaut’s recent tirades are a good launch pad for a successful political career, think again. The Bollywood actor may have played the role of Rani of Jhansi in Manikarnika with a sharp nationalist ferocity, but she forgot one key lesson from the movie – you have to have a Jhalkari Bai by your side if you want to win any battle. But upper caste Kangana Ranaut committed what is widely regarded as a cardinal sin in Indian politics. She spoke against the constitutionally guaranteed policy of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs. Even RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had to take back his statement on the need for a review of reservation policy.
Had Kangana grasped the essence of her movie Manikarnika, she would have acted differently in her real life.
At this crucial juncture, when a part of her office has been demolished by the Uddhav Thackeray government, and Mumbai police is set to probe her alleged drug links, she needs not only widespread political support but also the support of a large Bahujan majority on the ground. It may appear as if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fully backing her now – giving her Y-plus security cover, deploying Sambit Patra to her defence, and have Devendra Fadnavis target the Shiv Sena government over the demolition issue – but her anti-reservation utterances will be the biggest roadblock for a political career.
Kangana might be happy seeing the hashtags in her support trending on social media, but at the end of the day, her office stands broken. The only seemingly significant support she got were from Union minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawale and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Chirag Paswan.
Kangana must only rewatch Manikarnika to know where she went wrong. Especially the five-minute role of one of the commanders of the army of Jhansi, Jhalkari Bai, played by Ankita Lokhande. Incidentally, Kangana has named her Bandra Pali Hill office ‘Manikarnika’.
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Who was Jhalkari Bai
Manikarnika, popularly known as the Rani of Jhansi, did not fight her last battle inside Jhansi fort. To save her adopted son Damodar Rao, who was also the heir to the throne of Jhansi, she had to abandon the fort. In the battle of Jhansi, one of the most celebrated of the colonial period, the Jhansi army was led by Jhalkari Bai Kori, her husband Puran Kori, and Gaus Khan.
The Uttar Pradesh government describes Jhalkari Bai and Gaus Khan on its website as the leaders of the battle of Jhansi. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had issued a postage stamp to celebrate the valour of Jhalkari Bai. The citation goes on to narrate her loyalty, courage and fighting prowess. NCERT’s Hindi textbook for Class 6 has an entire chapter depicting the bravery of Jhalkari Bai. In 2017, President Ram Nath Kovind, who belongs to the same Dalit Kori caste, unveiled her statue in Bhopal.
राष्ट्रपति श्री रामनाथ कोविंद ने भोपाल में रानी लक्ष्मी बाई की सहयोगी झलकारी बाई की प्रतिमा का अनावरण किया। इस अवसर पर राज्यपाल श्री ओम प्रकाश कोहली एवं मुख्यमंत्री @ChouhanShivraj एवं अन्य जन प्रतिनिधि उपस्थित थे। pic.twitter.com/cxBIssyruP
— CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) November 10, 2017
It tells us that Manikarnika or the Rani of Jhansi built the largest possible coalition of social and religious sections and her commanders were employed from every section of the society. That must have been a revolutionary act on the part of the Rani of Jhansi since, according to the diktats of the Hindu shastras, Dalits were not supposed to carry arms.
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Kangana, Manikarnika by name
Just compare the act of Manikarnika with Kangana’s rant against the constitutional provisions of reservation, and you can easily understand why she is not getting any support from a large section of the society or, for that matter, any prominent BJP leader — except the party’s IT cell.
Her outburst against reservation was uncalled for. Reacting to a tweet on a book by Pulitzer-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, which draws parallels between India’s caste-based discrimination and racism in the US, Kangana wrote a series of tweets rejecting caste and making unsubstantiated claims about the quota system, stirring huge controversy.
Especially in professions like Doctors engineers, pilots most deserving people suffer reservations, we as a nation suffer mediocrity and brilliance finds a reluctant escape to The United States.. Shame
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) August 23, 2020
It is difficult to know what agitated her. It could have been the title of the book — Caste: The Origins of our Discontents — or the common upper caste angst against the quota system or just an opportunity to create another controversy and stay in media glare. The end result is that Kangana alienated herself from the SC/ST/OBCs, who constitute the majority of Indian population.
Cast system has been rejected by modern Indians, in small towns every one knows it’s not acceptable anymore by law and order its nothing more than a sadistic pleasure for few, only our constitution is holding on to it in terms of reservations, Let Go Of It, Lets Talk About It ?
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) August 23, 2020
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BJP’s political distancing
Soon after her reservation rant, Kangana started firing salvos against the Shiv Sena and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government. It was bad timing. Just before the beginning of the battle, she had lost the support of ‘Jhalkari Bai’. And then, in her typical, exaggerated style, she compared herself with Kashmiri Pandits, drawing parallels between the partial demolition of her illegal structure in Mumbai with the exodus of Pandits from the Valley, saying she “now understands” their pain. She has been called out by people on social media, including by Kashmiri Pandits.
The BJP might find her tirades against the Thackeray government, and especially against the Shiv Sena, suitable to its scheme, but it knows full well that the reservation issue can subvert all its political calculations. This makes the party wary of going the whole hog in supporting Kangana. The BJP IT cell will support her — the anonymity and vitriol makes it easier for the party to distance itself from the group’s actions — and peripheral members like Sambit Patra will utter soothing statements now and then in her defence. Even offers to join BJP, such as one from the party’s Himachal Pradesh chief to her mother Asha Ranaut, will likely go to family members or those close to her.
But no big leader of any consequence will support Kangana Ranaut, because she has created an anti-reservationist image for herself and will now be forced to do balancing acts like invoking B.R. Ambedkar here and there.
Dear respected honourable @INCIndia president Sonia Gandhi ji being a woman arn’t you anguished by the treatment I am given by your government in Maharashtra? Can you not request your Government to uphold the principles of the Constitution given to us by Dr. Ambedkar?
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 11, 2020
The BJP certainly won’t throw its full might behind her with the Bihar assembly election just a few weeks away. The party won’t easily forget how a stray statement from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on reservation had cost it the assembly election in 2015 — at least until it returned to govern the state in coalition with turncoat Nitish Kumar and the Janata Dal (United) two years later.
For Kangana, the question of reservation will keep haunting her at every step of her political journey — if she chooses one. Because this Manikarnika, without the support of India’s millions of Jhalkari Bais, is just an ordinary actress.
Dilip Mandal is the former managing editor of India Today Hindi Magazine, and has authored books on media and sociology. Views are personal.
Reservation is tantamount to penal compensation; such a notion can be justified for the Scheduled Castes who were repressed and denied equal opportunity.
The extension of this provision to the Scheduled Tribes has suspect morality, given that they chose their jungle life of their own free will and being left behind the times was an exercise of choice for them.
Backward reservation is a case of sheer blackmail by a voting block. Most backward communities have more landed assets than the upper castes, in both aggregate and per-capita terms; they are most certainlynot economically backward compared with other communities. Compensating cultural backwardness born of intellectual cowardice with economic benefits through reservation makes no sense.
Above all the so-called Social Justice agenda defeats justice itself, given its violation of the concept of limitation. This contradiction was meant to be a temporary provision, if it is not repealed soon, it will destroy every institution it touches, including the nation itself.
Kangana can be faulted on many grounds, but not this one. Bigoted classes need to be shaken out of their self-pity and self-love based on an absolute fictional understanding of their own histories.
Maratha history glosses over the fact that the principal reason for Manikarnika Laxmi Bay’s defeat and death at the hands of the British was the delay in dispatching Tatya Tope and his forces to aid her. Against his better judgement Tatya was constrained to delay the march to humour his boss Peshva’s demand for nazraanaa before he agreed to hear the Laxmi Bay’s request for help. The audience where help was to be asked and granted was delayed until the demanded nazraanaa of entertained was finally conceded by the then desperate Sundar and Mundar: the three days it took them to agree to give up one set of perceived honour ensured that Tatya was too late to be of any help; as a consequence everybody lost and paid a dear price or the other. History, humanity and morality decreed a change and we live in that continuum. Those who wish to define themselves by the standards of that historic culture and aver to Maratha pride with arrogance need to honestly revisit their own history and judge for themselves what mentality they would bequeath their children.
As an agent of change, Kangana deserves great appreciation for the courage she has demonstrated.
Eventually, truth always wins out.
Don’t you want stable societies in our country? India is very diverse because of British territorial legacy. Look at Ladakh, forests of Central India and North east. How to integrate tribals into the mainstream? For those living in jungles you want them to be uncivilized for ever ? If you don’t include them by giving opportunities they will develop secessionist tendencies.
It is a narrative that all OBC are well landed. Some large OBC castes are of course vote banks and economically / politically dominant. Economically well off in those castes are “creamy layer” they do not benefit from reservation as they are pushed into general category. But there are many marginalized OBC castes therefore subcategorisation in reservation will help them benefit. However even for marginalized OBC the distinction is there between “creamy” and “non creamy” layer.
In any case the reservation issue is only an issue for govt college admissions. For the prestigious colleges the cutoff for General and OBC are the same. Only for SC ST it is a little lesser. They have made sure cutoff is high so there is no compromise on intake quality. Besides there are so many private colleges today where there is absolutely no reservations. Govt jobs are shrinking, and there is no reservation in private jobs. More and more and more jobs are in private sector and informal sector. So with data it can be proved that ending reservations is simply a bogey constructed by upper castes. The nation is not going to sink because of it. What should instead be focused on is intermarriage between castes over subsequent generations. Only then will caste disappear.
Kangana has stated time and again she is an artist and not a politician. She is adored by people only because she is speaking her mind without thinking about the consequences. Is it hard to understand now politicians taking leverage of current hot topic or famous personalities? These intellectuals should understand that each and every person doesn’t do things in India according to political parties ideologies. Looking at all actions of a non-politician only through party politics is mental bankruptcy.
Kangana at most is Kanye West of India. Great artist is always throwing his ideas around some of which may work and some not. The day all artists in our country will be empowered to speak their mind society will truly start changing. These intellectuals and journalists only pipeline the narratives and dissect them, but they won’t ever make a positive change in society.
When media like the print, Scroll and the wire start saying something, it means you are doing right. Kangana has support beyond your calculation. Let people decide.
Since the article comes on the print… she deserves what support she is getting. Its one more reason why we Indians think this online media is hypocrite anf anti-Indian.
Go ThePrint go.. go scamgress way.. go vanished slowly but surely.
Jaa k kaam kr … Hume tere se puchne ki jarurt ni h ki kanagana kya h… Paise lae k kangana k against post likh lae lee kitna v… Hume koi fark ni padta.. We will always support kangana.
Kangana has excelled in her own field recieved national awards and padmashree. The fact that the entire country is with her is proves the country is acquainted with malpractices in Maharashtra government. Come do some ground reporting Mr dilip.. speak to common people be it mumbai or any other place. Be it Marathi or non marathi people. Pls do this before penning any wrong article.
The print is totally a biased media. Don’t propagate ur violent leftist & prejudiced ideology. U r expert in twisting the facts, somebody’s words etc to suit ur agenda. Try to be honest. Don’t u feel guilty when u mislead others for ur self interest. I wonder How u face ur children, family members speaking against ur dishonesty & lie.
Their children, family, parents and all other known ones, have same ideology and ethics. So they don’t feel embarrassed while facing their children and loves ones. Ab laden ke bete se kya ummeed karoge ? Laden hi banega na(most probably)
How much money u have got to print this ridiculous article? And how much someone’s precious time is wasted in changing the mind sets of Indians? I m asking this cause its clear that your efforts have failed. The concept of reservation is just not acceptable. There is a new India waiting to be born. Educated people are there, they will not be gonna influenced by your false concepts. Just change your topics, a free advise to you, catch the viens of young generation, according to that choose your topics wisely to play the blame game. Otherwise u’ll swipe away like Congress & infact its much needed.
@Apurva
Exactly, the guy spews out casteism left and right , has nothing new to say ever. He fits the saying “if the only tool is you have a hammer, you will start treating all your problems like a nail. Constantly connecting everything to caste, wake up Mr Mandal you cannot keep writing the same things over and over again.
I never read any shameful and worse written article in my life. What a flop blog writer and shame for theprint.
I think its high time change your all writers.
The Print has no credibility. Only ignorantD believe in what this writes and propagates. Their agenda is quite to all others.
Attention seking girl, one young man passed away unfortunately. She exposed a possible movie mafia, nepoyism which is there in every industry and drug cartel which she also was part of, she literally forcing another young man to have it. Along with that cbi exposed rheas role in laundering ssr money and drugs But it was fine until this.
now the narrative has changed into a carefully scripted shift into politics. 1st tell Argos that bollywood is anti hindu, khan dominated pk etc . let me ask what are khiladi boy, hrithik and Ajay devgan doing if it was so snti hindu. then call mjmbai pok, then compare here plight with kashmiri pandits, then a movie on Ayodhya. If she was so concerned on patriotism what was she doing on a film like” once upon a time…” , “shoot out…” which glorified mafia life.
Shame on you print for backing the bollywood mafia’s.
What’s wrong with Kanganas comments on reservation? She has rightly pointed out that caste system isn’t valid anymore except in the regressive form of reservation in our constitution. A sane and logical argument shouldn’t be taken as a casteist superiority-asserting remark. Any reserved candidate worth his salt would be ashamed to claim merit on the basis of reservation…just as any general candidate would be frustrated to lose merit because of it. The Print has lost its credibility by giving space to this biased and illogical article by a so-called journalist who is yet to rise above his narrow vision of caste discrimination and stop seeing everything as an assault on the “rights” of the so-called lower castes. Such a shame!
That’s bullshit , u should be banned THE PRINT
Looks like the article is written wth premeditated mischief and not facts.
This is what tou think… but every girl has taken inspiration from her… We wanna be like her… brave.. strong… firm decision maker…nd many more qualities…
If print is biased then what is the Republic.tv.itbisnthe authorised channel of BJP.
NONE of the issue or coverage is not against BJP/ Govt.
Is it possible that govt can’t do a single misatke..
The section of media house like THE PRINT should be banned forever . You guys like to support most stupid people in the india. You support nepotism n create unnecessary chaos if someone says truth. You should be ashamed yourself saying against kangana like this. You guys must have never been appeared in entrance examinations like JEE , NEET etc, where so many students from general category loose their seats because of reservations . Despite of regular unbeatable hard work they don’t get seats for years. So it’s a good issue to be raised in india because every student works so hard to get in then why ST n SC students get seats even on half of the percentile sometimes. This is totally hypocrisy n a big discrimination among the student section. So kangana is doing right if she is raising issues like reservations . These unnecessary reservations to certain section of society in every sector many aspirants depressed n they are loosing their lives then.
If print is biased then what is the Republic.tv.itbisnthe authorised channel of BJP.
NONE of the issue or coverage is not against BJP/ Govt.
Is it possible that govt can’t do a single misatke..
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was clear.in his reservation policy
10 years onlly
If someone speaks.after.70.years..its a Cardinal Sin ?
Where is your respect to that Great Personality ?
Where is it
What we can do with your openion, just keep it with u, we don’t care, u r just nothing, only writing useless article about somebody,
What did u achieved ? Nothing,
Firstly do something to Ur country, then come & talk about anyone,
We are not entertaining any articles, which wrote by anonymous,
Grow up
Another PR machinary from bollywood mafia is here with well documented untrue story to mislead the public and intend to malign actress’s image and reputation.
Going by ur logic of un checked extrapolation and ungrounded imagination everyone who speaks against CAA should be shot dead since they are potential maoists and terrorists
Another PR machinary from bollywood mafia is here with well documented untrue story to mislead the public and intend to malign actress’s image and reputation
Kangna run-out is using herself to utmost in time of pandemic only to showcase the outspoken gadfly characterisation that she believes earning faith of the nation rather, it’s only couple of people and the IT cell of certain party using her at best. Yes,if she wants a political role , Bihar is the pitch but, that will ruin her professional career. The Maharashtra govt itself hanging perilously sans kangna!
You are such people who are paid to create controversy.
A typical naxal approach.
Are you getting paid by China for doing this. As chinese funds are widely circulated in the country for social unstability.
I don’t even care her acting was good and the movie is one year old now so it dosen’t really matters.
So chill guys movie was released in 2019 it really doesn’t matters now you guys want TRP put good news guys.
And plus we all know u have been sold out to shiv sena so pls don’t think that we public are stupid ?.
You guys are targeting kangna now okay.
She went against shiv sena now u guys are putting this news why didn’t u out this when the movie came out.
Hum pagal nahi hai itna politics hum bhi jante hai
Maa kasam bahat hi bakwaas topic tha.
See, who is writting and giving lecture.
The Print 😀 :D.
Com’mon guys grow up and come out of your hatered towards right wing.
How can you call yourself a “print media” whose only agenda is to say anything but wrong about right winger or anyone directly or indirectly supporting ideaology of nationalism.
Bjp distanced itself from her hysterical jibes in public but also gave her y+security without any direct or confirmed threat to her security. They are upholding her as a victim after bmc demolished some part of her office buildings which was illegal, while pretending to be unaware of the fact that they demolished while of Kapil Sharma building last time when he spoke against the bjp led govt. I have been a centrist for long, using the same lingo that most use, “if not modi, who?”. But either bjp is now out of his control or he is lying on our face. A dirty game has begun, exrremely dirty and mallafide one.
Wow!! Now this shitty and ridiculous article by the most biased platform The Print suggests that If you have no one by your side, throw away the positivity that lies inside you, and bury the truth deep under the ground. Lemme remind you dumbheads that we Kangana Ranaut doesn’t need any support nor has she voiced about one.. She is completed within herself and has millions of Indians by her side.. This good for nothing ‘BULLYWOOD’ and corrupt journals like yours can NOT deter this Iron Lady from standing by the truth.. More power to Kangana and Ankita Lokhande !! Jai Hind!! Satyamev Jayate!!
Laxmibai also dragged in caste politics now….. Great job
We support Kangana because she is right. Please be fair in your articles, these are mostly biased
I am happy reading the comments on this article. By standing with truth and justice, despite facing such losses Kangana has only gained million followers. The article is rubbish.
Esi ghatia article likhne k liye kitne paisa mele hai. Every time I feel journalism can not be worse than this, print surprise the people.
Like all of us having a job, Shri Mandal must have been tasked to crank out a certain number of outcomes over a period of time. But before he rants against Smt Kangana Ranaut, he should consider that she has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, three International Indian Film Academy Awards, and one award each from the Screen, Zee Cine and Producers Guild award ceremony. Shri Mandal might want to compare his own achievements against hers.
In most exams OBC candidate score more than EWS candidates, even SC candidates in some states exam scored more than EWS candidates but still they are called meritless while nobody utter a single word on merit of EWS. This hypocrisy can’t be justified by any way
There is no point in defending reservation if deserving ones are not getting..If there is proportional respresentation in OBCs and creamy layer concept in SCs and STs then, then it can still be supported..
She is still loved by all. What she has none of her peers do. Ba***. She has her house in shambles yet continues her fight for SSR and continues to expose illegal practices. Lol. Cut this negative PR. You are so wrong at every level. She has Amit Shah’s support what BJP distancing are you talking about. Just wait and watch. Five years down the line she will rule Maharashtra. This is just a bad phase. It’ll pass.
Good try. Try harder next time. You will see the support, when her next movie is released. Just wait.
Hey nobody cares wat this blog says..u failed since the past 2 months in delivering non prejudiced and propaganda free news, just came here for a laugh that this entire blog gonna ruin in some days with almost nil supporters
It’s crystal clear that The Print is completely against Kangana and always support Rhea and Bollywood Mafias . She spoke the truth about reservation but seems like you guys have a problem with the truth , always supports the wrong thing . I haven’t read a single article of yours that anyone can appreciate. And seriously ,you guys think that you spend in **quality journalism**. You guys seems like corrupt.
What truth she spoke. Only nonsense and taunting the Maharashtra Chief Minister who has nothing to do with this whole issue. She broke laws, made illegal constructuons without Municipal approvals and got it demolished. In the past several such structures have been demolished by BMC. The whole thing started by calling Mumbai POK and insecurity about Mumbai Police which is a insult to us mumbaikers. She comes from another state, earns her bread and butter in our state and then spits on us mumbaikers. Why should we keep quiet. Same what Arnab has done. He insults our elected representatives taunts and challenges them and you expect us to keep quiet. Can you go to Assam and bad mouth the Chief Minister and come back alive.
Yes.Also in UP kafeel khan was arrested for talking against CM and HC Ordered to release him and nobody talks about it. And kangana ranaut says Mumbai is pok and address CM of maharashtra in singular and she gets y+ security
It’s crystal clear that The Print is completely against Kangana and always support Rhea and Bollywood Mafias . She spoke the truth about reservation but seems like you guys have a problem with the truth , always supports the wrong thing . I haven’t read a single article of yours that anyone can appreciate.
It’s crystal clear that The Print is completely against Kangana and always support Rhea and Bollywood Mafias . She spoke the truth about reservation but seems like you guys have a problem with the truth , always supports the wrong thing . I haven’t read a single article of yours that anyone can appreciate.
Reservation ka concept hi galat hai. Ye agar financial base par hota to theek thaa. Quality se samjhauta theek nahi. Main nahi kahtaa ki vo talented nahi hote, lekin unko mahaul ki jaroorat hai. Na ki reservation ke baishaakhi ki.
True
Truth is this is the print.in
An article appearing in Peint is not supposed to say good things abaout anyone who is standing up against the injustices of those political poweres which are against the BJP. So it suits Dilip Mandal to vilify Kangana and somehow link her to the BJP. Fact is Kangana spoke about the drug cartel and nepotism in Bollywood. Drugs are menace to the society, an evil which has to be crushed. Till date I have not seen any patrakaar worth his salt speaking on the issues raised by Kangana and how the Maharashtra government is trying hard to protect the drug peddlers. At least that is clearly the impression they are giving out to the common man. A senior sena MP calls her haramkhor. For what ? But who cares and why Thr Print of all should care as long as those opposing the BJP are doing it ? So have no qualms about it. Then the Maharashtra govt demolishes Kangana’s home with the alacrity never seene before. I bet there will be ministers and bureaucrats the rich and famous who would have built unauthorised constructions but media will not speak about it. 2. Republic TV reporters and their Ola taxi driver are under detention since last 4 days for doing their duty ? The editors guild of India head maintains a complete silent as if nothing has happened. 2 days back a ex navy man has been thrashed by Shiv Sena goons for sharing cartoon of Uddhav Thackeray and this violence has been justified by his henchman Sanjay Raut yesterday. But why should this journo care ? Those who are with congress have to be protected at any cost. 2 Sadhus are lynched at Palghar along with their driver. No significant headway has been made in the investigations. All this can be given a pass because at no cost can a BJP can be given space. And this is the quality of journalism on basis of which Shekhar Gupta is appealing for funds from readers ? How pathetic and pitiable. And why should any sane voice support this media terrorism.
Kangana talking about drug cartel?? But you should know that her Ex boyfriend Adhyaan Suman has told in 2016 that she takes drugs and also forced him take drugs.
We Indians stand with kakhana.paid article by the print.
That’s a shit comparison. To draw lines between the two scenarios based only on caste system. India should not be enslaved by the concept of reservation. Youth like Kangana and Ankita are rising against it. Recognise them beyond their profession and caste.
Should not be enslaved to concept of reservation but should be eternally enslaved to concept of caste system.
Upper castes never talk about ills of the caste system or even apologize for it. Why else do they always marry within their caste ? Because they don’t want to pollute the genes of their progeny. But always raise voice about removing reservations.
Hahaha…. We know what u are upto the print…. Change ur name to the propagandists. She is not manikarnika but she has surely got tht fierce, n qualities like manikarnika. She’s Kangana with rani laxmi bai like qualities n Thts how we like her… And she will always remain kangana.
Hahah The print as usual with one of their weak insecure reports trying to pull down someone who is fighting the way up..
Am sure if it was some Khan or Kapoor they would have supported ..one more fake media or a paid publisict ??
Did Rani Laxmi Bai abuse Cocaine and her beat her partner? Why are you saying she has Laxmi Bai like qualities? Rani Laxmi Bai was fierce but also morally upright and did not do any illegal activities like drug abuse etc..
If Kangana has not done this, why did she not deny the charges and file defamation case against Adhyayan Suman when such claims were made against her?
Why did she illegally extend her office? If everything was legal, why did she not reply to BMC notice of 2018? Even now, not once she’s directly replying to the charges of illegality. Why?
This conduct of hers reminds you of Rani Laxmi Bai? Which biography of hers have you read or watched?
On one hand Rani Laxmi Bai sacrificed her life and royalty for India and Kangana is crying for what potentially is her illegal construction? And making this look like the first war of independence?
You seriously need to access authentic sources for the great Rani Laxmi Bai.
Please avoid abusing such great Indian warriors who sacrificed their lives for India.
Kangana R is not the issue. What she has done in a short span of time is, however, incredible. She has made Shiv Sena (SS) highly unpopular amongst the non- Marathi population of Mumbai. Come 2022, this will tested in the BMC elections. Non-Marathi voters could be the key factor. Would SS retain its hold on Mumbai, where non-Marathi population is constantly rising? I have my doubts.