Watch: Kangana Ranaut lashes out at Sanjay Raut: ‘Your men tell me they will break my jaw, kill me. I’ll see you on 9th’

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, September 6

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Actress Kangana Ranaut issued a video statement on Sunday, ‘promising’ to land in Mumbai on September 9. The actress lashed out at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut for ‘abusing’ her in a recent interview.

Taking to the microblogging website, Kangana said in the one-minute-and-45-second clip, that ‘she has the complete freedom to express’ her views.

“संजय जी मुझे अभिव्यक्ति की पूरी आज़ादी है मुझे अपने देश में कहीं भी जाने की आज़ादी है । मैं आज़ाद हूँ । (Sanjay ji, I have full freedom of expression I have the freedom to go anywhere in my country. I am free,” sharing the video, the actress wrote in Hindi.

Kangana began the video by saying how women have to battle abuse and harassment every hour. “Sanjay Raut ji, you said that I am a ‘haramkhor’ girl. You are an elected representative and so you must know how many women each day, each hour are faced with rape, abuse, are tortured and killed and are harassed at work. And you know who is responsible for it? It’s this ideology that you have displayed in front of the society and the country. The daughters of this country will not forgive you. You have empowered all those who harass women,” she said.

Kangana had said that she felt unsafe in Mumbai after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The Shiv Sena leader had reacted strongly in the party mouthpiece Saamna, “We kindly request her not to come to Mumbai. This is nothing but an insult to Mumbai Police. The Home Ministry should take action over it”.

“No one called Aamir Khan haramkhor when he said he feels scared about living in this country, or even where Naseeruddin Shah said it. You can watch any of my old videos, I wouldn’t tire praising the Mumbai Police,” she said and added that police’s recent acts have made her lose faith in them.

“If after all this I condemn their actions, it’s my freedom of expression. I also condemn you Sanjay ji. You are not Maharashta,” she said.

“Sanjay ji I am coming back on 9 September and your people are telling me that they will break my jaw, kill me. Sure, kill me because this land has been irrigated with the blood of so many who sacrificed themselves for the glory of this country. I will give my life too because even I have to pay that debt. I’ll see you on September 9. Jai Hind Jai Maharashtra,” she ended her video.

संजय जी मुझे अभिव्यक्ति की पूरी आज़ादी है
मुझे अपने देश में कहीं भी जाने की आज़ादी है ।
मैं आज़ाद हूँ । pic.twitter.com/773n8XDESI

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 6, 2020

Previously, the actress took to her verified Twitter account, and asked ‘where are intolerance debate warriors?’

“In 2008 Movie Mafia declared me a Psycho, in 2016 they called me a Witch and Stalker in 2020 Maharashtra Minister publicity gave me the title of H****khor Ladki, because I said after a murder I feel unsafe in Mumbai, where are INTOLERANCE debate warriors?” her tweet read.

Kangana’s tweet came in response to a tweet by political observer Madhav Sharma, who wrote: “Sanjay Raut is saying that @KanganaTeam said things against Shiva Ji Maharaj. It’s a lie. She has never said anything against the great Shiva Ji. A woman is being abused publicly by people in power and the so called “freedom of speech warriors” will not even say a word. SHAME!!”

In 2008 Movie Mafia declared me a Psycho, in 2016 they called me a Witch and Stalker in 2020 Maharashtra Minister publicity gave me the title of Haramkhor Ladki, because I said after a murder I feel unsafe in Mumbai, where are INTOLERANCE debate warriors? https://t.co/me91rxsShr

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 5, 2020

A video featuring Raut’s interview was tweeted by BJP member Major Surendra Poonia, and later retweeted by Kangana.

Actress Dia Mirza also condemned the Raut’s comment.

“Strongly condemn the word ‘haramkhor’ used by @rautsanjay61. Sir you have every right to express your displeasure for what Kangana has said but you must apologise for using such language,” her tweet read. — With IANS

Strongly condemn the word ‘haramkhor’ used by @rautsanjay61. Sir you have every right to express your displeasure for what Kangana has said but you must apologise for using such language. https://t.co/6uY3AObCcw

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 5, 2020