Congress’s social media in-charge Supriya Shrinate’s now deleted post commenting on actor Kangana Ranaut who is going to contest her maiden election from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh has triggered a political maelstrom. The Congress pointed to the explanation offered by Ms. Shrinate, with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu terming Ms. Ranaut ‘daughter of Himachal’, while the BJP went to the Election Commission demanding action against the Congress spokesperson and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh mulling legal action against Ms. Shrinate.
On Monday, minutes after social media post by Ms. Shrinate with objectionable references to Ms. Ranaut and the seat of Mandi went viral, she posted a video issuing clarification. “Many people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Someone from them made an extremely inappropriate post today. As soon as I came to know, I deleted that post. Everyone who knows me also knows very well that I can never make personal and indecent comments towards any woman. I wanted to know how this happened,” she said.
Meanwhile, Ms. Ranaut had hit back saying that she had played various roles in movies and every woman deserved dignity. “We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudices; we must rise above the curiosity about their body parts and above all we must refrain from using sex workers challenging lives or circumstances as some kind of abuse or slur... every woman deserves her dignity...,” she posted on X.
