New Delhi: Actor Kangana Ranaut said that she has been promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades and refused she ever ate beef.
The actor-turned politician is the BJP candidate for Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar earlier said that the BJP gave seat to the actor nevertheless she claimed to have eaten beef, NDTV reported.
Reacting to the remarks by the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, she posted on X: ‘I don't consume beef or any other kind of red meat, it is shameful that completely baseless rumours are being spread about me, I have been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life for decades now such tactics won't work to tarnish my image. My people know me and they know that I am a proud Hindu and nothing can ever mislead them.’
BJP leader Shaina NC came down heavily on Vijay Wadettiwar, and described the Congress as "anti-woman".
‘This is not the first time the Congress has made such ludicrous comments. Supriya Shrinate has said 'mandi me kya rate hai' and Randeep Surjewala talks about Hema Malini's attributes despite her being the age of Sonia Gandhi...This Congress party is clearly anti-women,’ Shaina was quoted as saying.
Earlier Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate’s derogatory remarks against Ranaut led to a controversy following she which issued a clarification saying that she had removed the ‘inappropriate posts’.
Responding to the controversy, Ranaut said ‘We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudices, 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.’