Kangana Ranaut’s car surrounded by ‘mob’ in Punjab; woman tells actor to think before she speaks

They could be heard chanting slogans of ‘murdabad (down with)’ but the rest of it was undecipherable. ‘As I entered Punjab, a mob has attacked my car. They are saying they are farmers,’ she wrote, sharing the clip.

In another video, Kangana informed everyone that she reached Punjab from Himachal Pradesh on Friday. As soon as she reached the state, she was surrounded by a mob, she claimed. ‘Woh khud ko kisaan keh rahe hai aur mujhpe attack kar rahe hai, gandi gaaliyaan de rahe hai, jaan se maar dene ki dhamki de rahe hai. Iss desh mein iss tarah ka mob lynching ho raha hai sare aam (They are calling themselves farmers and attacking me, abusing me and threatening to kill me. Mob lynching is taking place openly in our country),’ she said.

Kangana called the situation ‘unbelievable’ and wondered what it would have been like if she had no security. ‘Itni saari police hai phir bhi meri gaadi ko nikalne nahi diya jaa raha hai. Kya main koi politician hoon? Koi party chalati hoon (There are so many police officers here but my car is still not being allowed to leave. Am I politician? Do I run a political party)? What is this behaviour? Unbelievable!’ she said.

Claiming that people are using her name for political reasons, Kangana said that there would have been open lynching if the police were not present. ‘Shame on these people,’ she said.

Another video showed Kangana shaking hands with one of the protesters and telling her that she studied in Punjab. ‘Love conquers all. Everyone warned me against talking to them but I did,’ she said.

One elderly woman asked Kangana to think before she speaks. ‘Jadd gall karni tan soch ke karni,’ she said in Punjabi. She replied to another woman in Punjabi, ‘I did not say anything about you, I spoke about those protesting at Shaheen Bagh.’

Kangana shared another update, informing her well-wishers that she was ‘completely safe’ and managed to get out of the ‘sticky situation’. She also thanked the Punjab Police and CRPF.

Later, Kangana shared another update on Instagram Stories, maintaining that she has not apologised to anyone. ‘No one asked me for an apology and I never apologised. Why should apologise, for what? For genuine love and concern for the people of Punjab? No, I will never do that… The entire conversation with the women in the mob is in my story and even on all media platforms. Don’t spread rumours, please. I always supported farmers and that’s why I spoke in favour of the farmers’ bill and I will continue to do so. Jai Hind,’ she wrote.