Jai Maharashtra, Jai Shivaji: Kangana Ranaut tweets ahead of arriving in Mumbai amid controversy

New Delhi: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is all set to land in Mumbai later today, tweeted to say that she will walk on the path of Rani Laxmi Bai and will “continue to raise her voice against anything wrong”. Kangana arrives in Mumbai amid a controversy surrounding her and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut over the actress’ statement comparing Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 

Ahead of coming to Mumbai, she tweeted in Hindi, “I have lived the courage, valour and sacrifice of Rani Laxmi Bai through a film. The sad part is I am being prevented from coming to my own Maharashtra. I will walk on the path of Rani Laxmi Bai and will continue to raise my voice against wrong. Jai Maharashtra, Jai Shivaji.”

रानी लक्ष्मीबाई के साहस,शौर्य और बलिदान को मैंने फ़िल्म के जरिए जिया है। दुख की बात यह है मुझे मेरे ही महाराष्ट्रा में आने से रोका जा रहा है मै रानी लक्ष्मीबाई के पद चिन्हों पर चलूँगी ना डरूंगी, ना झुकूँगी। गलत के ख़िलाफ़ मुख़र होकर आवाज़ उठाती रहूंगी, जय महाराष्ट्र, जय शिवाजी

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 9, 2020

Kangana was in her hometown Manali since the lockdown began in March. She left Manali on Tuesday evening and spent the night in her ancestral village in Mandi district. She left for Chandigarh this morning. She is expected to reach Chandigarh by 11.15 am and will board a flight to Mumbai at 12.20.

(Kangana and her sister Rangoli Chandel in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh)

Amid the controversy, Kangana was granted Y category security by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).