Mumbai: After the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) chairman, Hemant Dwivedi said that actress Sara Ali Khan must submit proof of faith to visit the temples, Kangana Ranaut reacted to the row, stating ‘Sab Sanatani Hai’.
When actor-politician Kangana was asked about the new temple rule ahead of a parliamentary session on Wednesday, she said we are all Sanatanis and thus, Sara shouldn’t have an issue filing the affidavit.
“Sab Sanatani hai. Yahan pe jo bhi hai, sab Sanatani hai. Kyunki hamara jab janam hua hai..Sanatan matlab jiska naa aadi hai na ant. Sare religion hazaar, pandra sau saal puraane hai. Sanatan hi hai jo satya hai. To vo bhi Sanatani hi hai. Ab unko satya likhne mai kya ghabrahat? Likh dijiye. (Everyone is a Sanatani. Every person here is a Sanatani. Because when we were born…Sanatan means no beginning, no end. All religions are around 1000-1500 years old. Sanatan is the only one that’s true. She (Sara) is also Sanatani. Now, why will she have to fear writing the truth?)” Kangana said.
During an interaction with media on Tuesday, the BKTC chairman stated that non-Hindus are required to submit an affidavit declaring that they are Sanatani to enter the temples of Badrinath and Kedarnath.
When asked about Sara, who is often seen visiting these temples, he said, “If Sara Ali Khan affirms that she holds faith and devotion towards Sanatan, and subsequently submits an affidavit to that effect, she will be granted darshan.”
Sara’s mother Amrita Singh is a Sikh and father Saif Ali Khan is a Muslim.
At the Times Now Summit 2025, expressing her love for these temples, Sara said, “I don’t go to Kedarnath so I can get love for it. I did a movie and I got love for it, I am grateful for that love. But my personal trip to Kedarnath, with due respect to anybody that likes it or hates it, it’s not about any of you. It’s about me. And I feel comfortable there. I feel peaceful there. I feel happy there.”
