"Surprised...": BJP's Manoj Tiwari attacks Congress' Supriya Shrinate over post on Kangana

Several BJP leaders, including Manoj Tiwari, have hit out at Congress over its leader's 'objectionable post', saying that he was "surprised that Congress has such thinking towards women and artists".

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has courted controversy after an alleged objectionable post on actor Kangana Ranaut appeared on her social media account, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slamming the leader and demanding action against her. On Saturday, launching a sharp attack on the Congress over the 'objectionable post', BJP leader Manoj Tiwari said he was "surprised that Congress has such thinking towards women and artists".

"I am surprised that Congress has such thinking towards women and artists. There is a difference between real and reel life. In reel life, an artist has to play multiple roles...BJP respects the artists and women of India..." Tiwari said on Tuesday. The purported post from Congress' social media chairperson Supriya Shrinate on Monday, which featured a picture of Ranaut dressed in a corset top with an objectionable caption, has since been deleted.

Ranaut, who has been fielded by the BJP from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, also hit out at the Congress leader, saying every woman deserves dignity. "Dear Supriya ji In the last 20 years of my career as an artist I have played all kinds of women. From a naive girl in Queen to a seductive spy in Dhaakad, from a goddess in Manikarnika to a demon in Chandramukhi, from a prostitute in Rajjo to a revolutionary leader in Thalaivii," Ranaut said in a post on X.

"We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudice; we must rise above the curiosity about their body parts; and above all, we must refrain from using sex workers challenging lives or circumstances as some kind of abuse or slur. Every woman deserves her dignity," she added. As the controversy raged, Shrinate clarified that she could never make such personal and indecent comments about any woman.

"Many people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Someone from them made an extremely inappropriate post today. As soon as I came to know, I deleted that post. Everyone who knows me also knows very well that I can never make personal and indecent comments towards any woman. I wanted to know how this happened," she said. Further, the Congress leader mentioned that some parody account on X has made this objectionable post. "I came to know that my name is being misused on Twitter and a parody account is being operated, named Supriya parody. They made this objectionable post. Someone copied it from there and posted it on my Instagram and Facebook accounts. I am trying to know who has done this from those who have access. I have also reported this parody," Shrinate added.

BJP leaders Shehzad Poonawalla and Amit Malviya attacked Shrinate for her post on Instagram. Malviya, who is in-charge of the BJP's national information and technology department, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge should take stern action against Shrinate.

"Congress's Supriya Shrinate makes an obnoxious comment on Kangana Ranaut in an Instagram post. It is so disgusting that one can't help, but ask - how does Congress collect so much filth in one place? If Kharge has any say in the party, he must sack her immediately or else resign," Malviya, who is the BJP IT cell head, posted on X. The National Commission for Women (NCW) also stepped in, saying it will write to the Election Commission over the issue.

"You are a fighter and a shining star @KanganaTeam. People who are insecure acts low. Keep shining and all the best. @TajinderBagga writing to @ECISVEEP," NCW chief Rekha Sharma said in a post on X. (ANI)

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