Kangana Ranaut Gets Bail In Defamation Case, Says She 'Regrets Misunderstanding'

In a big development in the Kangana Ranaut defamation case, the actress-turned-politician has now received bail by a court in Punjab’s Bathinda. On Tuesday, Ranaut admitted that she regrets the ‘misunderstanding’ that arose due to her social media post during the farmers’ protests in 2021. The actress shared that her intention was not to target anybody in particular and that she respects everyone.

Kangana Ranaut appeared before the court on Tuesday. She had previously asked the court if she could appear via video conference. However, her plea was rejected. After the hearing, the Mandi MP spoke to the media when she said, “Whatever misunderstanding happened with the family of Mahinder [Kaur] ji, I gave a message to her husband for ‘mata ji’ about

how she was the victim of a misunderstanding.”

“Never in my dreams could I imagine this, the way this controversy was created. Every ‘mata’, be she from Punjab or Himachal, is respectable to me,” she added.

Asked whether she acknowledged that she committed a mistake unknowingly, Ranaut stated, “There was a retweet, which was used as a meme. I have also spoken and discussed this with the husband of Mahinder ji.” She further argued that there were many women in the meme and no comments were made against any particular individual.

What Is The Case All About?

Bollywood actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has found herself involved in a defamation case stemming from the 2020-21 farmers’ protests. The controversy began when she mistakenly identified a 73-year-old Punjab farmer, Mahinder Kaur, as Bilkis Bano, a prominent protester from the Shaheen Bagh protests, and suggested in a social media post that Kaur was “available for Rs 100” to attend the protests.

Kaur subsequently filed a criminal defamation complaint under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, asserting that Ranaut’s comment had harmed her reputation and dignity.

The next hearing in the case is now scheduled to take place on November 24.