Mumbai: Days after expressing dissatisfaction with her political career, actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is facing intense backlash for dismissing an elderly man’s appeal for help.
In a viral video from a grievance redressal meet in Mandi, an elderly man is seen sitting near Kangana’s feet, requesting her to help him.
However, Kangana snubs off the man saying that he should approach the Chief Minister with his problems. “Yeh mukhya mantri ke jo kaam hai woh toh aap unko hi bata sakte hain (You can tell this to the Chief Minister)… Mujhe mukhya mantri ke kaam batake (Why tell me things that only a Chief Minister can do..) …” Kangana is heard saying in the video.
When the elderly man requests Kangana to raise the issue in Parliament, she assures him that she will help him meet Union Minister of Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar.
As soon as the video went viral, netizens slammed Kangana for her insensitive attitude towards the elderly man.
One wrote, “Actress becomes politician and realises the job is harder than she anticipated”,
One mentioned, “Why to make this old man sit on the ground?”
“Shame on her, elderly man sitting at her feet,” shared one.
Another user commented, “Why did she enter politics if she couldn’t take the responsibility which comes with it?”
“Shameless lady,” one said.
Another shared, “This Is What Happens when Bollywood Actress becomes a Politician, eg Hema Malini, Smriti irani, Now Kangana Ranaut”.
“Elderly man sitting at her feet..even her team did not offer a chair..to sit,” one posted.
One wrote, ‘Kangana is unfit for politics.”
Another wrote, “It’s a shame to see her making old man of her grandfather age to sit in front of feet to ask for help whereas she refused saying it’s not her dept or concern then for what reasons she is representing the people.”
Sorry to see this diva Kangana Ranaut is representing people of Mandi. Biggest lesson for public to not vote for party but for candidate.
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Kangana has been serving as Mandi MP from BJP since June 2024.
During her appearance on the YouTube channel Atman in Ravi (AIR), Kangana, while speaking about her political career said, “I’m getting a hang of it. I wouldn’t say that I am enjoying it (politics). It’s a very different kind of work, more like social service. This hasn’t been my background. I’ve never thought of serving people.”
“I’ve fought for women’s rights, but that’s different… Somebody’s naali (drain) is broken, and I’m like, ‘But I am an MP and these people are coming to me with panchayat-level problems’. They don’t care. When they see you, they come to you with problems like MLAs, broken roads, and I tell them that’s a state government issue, and they say, ‘You have money, you use your own money’” she added.
