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New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut addressed claims that she eats beef and other red meat. The actress clarified that she does not eat red meat and called the rumoured ‘baseless.’ She also unleashes fury those who are spreading misinformation about her. Kangana’s reaction came after Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar claimed she had in the past stated she ate beef.
Kangana Ranaut’s development comes days after Vijay Wadettiwar – who is also the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly – alleged that the actor had earlier said that she eats beef, and still the BJP has given her the poll pass. Some users on social media even dug out an old tweet of Kangana from 2019, in which she had written about her yogic lifestyle.
“I don’t consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me, I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades now such tactics won’t work to tarnish my image. My people know me and they know that I am a proud Hindu and nothing can ever mislead them,” Ms Ranaut posted on X – earlier known as Twitter.
I don’t consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me, I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades now such tactics won’t work to tarnish my image. My people know me and…
— Kangana Ranaut (Modi Ka Parivar) (@KanganaTeam) April 8, 2024
Last week, Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar claimed that Kangana had shared a post on X in which she said she liked and ate beef. BJP leader Shaina NC criticised Wadettiwar’s comments. “Vijay Wadettiwar is the leader of the Congress party in Maharashtra who is so defunct of ideology that he has the audacity to say that Kangana Ranaut was given a ticket because she is a beef eater. This is not the first time the Congress has made such ludicrous comments,” she said. She also claimed tht the Congress was ‘anti-women’ and cited MP Randeep Surjewala’s comments about Hema Malini.
Meanwhile, 37-years-old Kangana joined BJP last month. She was named as the BJP candidate in Mandi. Speaking about her decision to join politics, Kangana told sources, “Joining politics had been on my mind for the past few years. People gave me so much success and it was time to fight for their welfare. From raising issues of pay parity and women empowerment, the time has now come to fight a bigger battle for the people. For this, I needed a larger platform and it was natural for me to align with the BJP.” She has been busy campaigning since she became the political candidate.
