Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut’s car was stopped in Punjab’s Kiratpur Sahib on Friday by protesters demanding an apology for her statements against farmers who had been campaigning against the centre’s controversial farm laws that were finally repealed this week.
A few months ago, Kangana allegedly called the protesters as Khalistanis and also tweeted mistaking an elderly woman participating in the rally to be the one famous for Shaheen Bagh protests and claiming she was ‘available for Rs 100’ to protest. She, however, deleted the tweet later on.
On Friday, Ms Ranaut was passing through the area with her security detail when her car was stopped by protesters waving flags and shouting slogans.
“I have been surrounded by a mob here. They are abusing me and threatening to kill me,” she claimed in a video posted on her Instagram Stories.
“This is mob lynching in public. What would happen if I don’t have security with me? The situation here is unbelievable. Am I a politician? What is this behaviour?” Ms Ranaut said.
The members of Bharatiya Kisan Union reportedly were following her from Bilaspur and when she reached Bunga Sahib, the protesters, including a large number of women, sat in front of her car blocking the road.
Nearly one hour after her gherao, she agreed to meet the protesters and initially two women were allowed to go near her car.
Kangana reportedly said sorry to them and clarified that she never said anything derogatory for women. Following this she came out of the car and hugged the women protesters.
