Kangana Ranaut’s Farmer Post Row Becomes A Study In Free Speech And Public Sensitivity

Kangana Ranaut’s Farmer Post Row Becomes A Study In Free Speech And Public Sensitivity

Public sensitivity is something we need to keep in constant check, to avoid public outrage.

Kangana Ranaut’s comment on the farmers’ protest sparked a controversy, when she tweeted about the protest and shared a photograph of Mahinder Kaur, an elderly farmer woman from Bhatinda, saying women like her are available for 100 rupees.

Kangana Ranaut allegedly made a remark noting that women like Mahinder Kaur are available for 100 rupees.

Following this, Mahinder Kaur filed a defamation complaint against Kangana Ranaut in January 2021. In 2022, a Bhatinda judicial court summoned Kangana Ranaut to appear, but she attempted to quash the complaint. However, the high court intervened, stating it had ‘no merit’.

Author's summary: Kangana Ranaut faces backlash over farmer protest comment.

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