Actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut issued a strong response to Congress spokesperson Sonali Sahu, who made a remark involving her name while questioning the purpose behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Jharsuguda, Odisha.

In a video interview with PTI, Sonali Sahu commented on the PM Modi’s trip by asking why he had come to Odisha and who had invited him. Referring to past events, she said, “Last time it was Lord Jagannath’s invitation, after that he left Trump to come here, now who did he leave Kangana Ranaut?”

Reacting to Sahu’s statement, Kangana Ranaut took to social media to express her disapproval and questioned the use of her name in political commentary, asking, “Why am I the untouchable? Why is my name always used in creepy undertones and gossipy connotations? What have I done?”

Ranaut further said that she could not understand why her name continues to be brought up in unrelated political discussions and questioned whether such public character attacks were the reason she had never received an audience with the Prime Minister.

In the video, Sahu also criticised the flagging off of a train from Odisha to Surat, suggesting it was intended to benefit other states by using the youth of Odisha for labour elsewhere.

Ranaut hit back at the Congress spokesperson over her remarks on PM Modi and said that the Prime Minister, who has been elected by the people three times, has the constitutional authority and responsibility to visit any part of the country and carry out work related to national development.

She added that if the Prime Minister were to cancel a meeting with her to attend another event, she failed to understand why that should be treated as newsworthy or controversial.

She concluded her response by criticising what she described as the Congress party’s regressive mindset, accusing it of promoting anti-women narratives and engaging in baseless slander for political gain.

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