Kangana Ranaut issued a clarification after a controversial picture surfaced on social media in recent days. The picture shows her with a man who was claimed to be gangster Abu Salem. The actor-turned-politician addressed the issue on her Instagram Stories, stating that the claim is false and that the man in the picture is a former journalist. Kangana is currently the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi Lok Sabha seat.
Kangana shared a screenshot of the picture, in which she is seen smiling with a man, and captioned it, “Desperate Congress officials are spreading this picture with the caption that I am partying with Gangster Abu Salem. This is utterly disrespectful to journalist Mr. Mark Manuel, who is the former entertainment editor of the Times of India. He is not Abu Salem, and this picture is from a film promotion event.”
Last week, Kangana posted a series of pictures with PM Narendra Modi, who had visited Mandi on May 24 to address a rally. In one of the photos, she greeted the PM and handed him a red rose. At a public meeting, she expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to work under PM Modi’s leadership, saying, “The day has arrived to work under the guidance of PM Modi. Hailing PM Modi is like showing a candle to the sun. The technical and modern developmental works he has done are tremendous. Now I am part of his team and committed to the developmental works for Mandi as a party worker.”
Kangana will next be seen in “Emergency,” in which she plays Indira Gandhi. The film is written by Ritesh Shah, who also wrote Kangana’s previous film “Dhaakad,” which failed at the box office. Besides Kangana, the film features Anupam Kher, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry, Satish Kaushik, and Shreyas Talpade in key roles. The release date of the film is yet to be decided.
