NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has launched a sharp attack against yoga guru Ramdev after he criticized her controversial “generation gutter” remarks, advising him not to “daydream” about her youth or private life. In a post on Instagram, Ranaut also claimed that she possesses a “better personality” than Ramdev.
“Baba ji, don’t daydream about my jawani (youth) or bedroom. One can only assume based on rumours and gossip. At least mujhe kabhi Supreme Court se fatkar nahi lagi (At least the Supreme Court has never scolded me) for false/fraud efficacy claims based on hard facts, not some gossip or assumptions,” the BJP MP wrote, taking a direct swipe at the controversies surrounding Ramdev and his Patanjali brand.
In 2024, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court via an affidavit regarding Patanjali Ayurved’s misleading advertisements. They expressed sincere regret for breaching court undertakings, promised not to repeat the lapse, and assured the bench that no similar medicinal claims or disparaging statements against modern medicine would be issued in the future.
She further added, “So don’t give me character lessons. Tumse toh bahut zayada behtar hai mera character (My character is much better than yours). No fraud detected here”. The post was published in response to a screenshot of a news report quoting Ramdev, who had publicly questioned Ranaut’s past deeds and youth while criticizing her comments.
Earlier, Ranaut had stirred controversy by labeling Gen Z protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar—led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)—as “generation gutter”. She had repeatedly raised objections against the demonstrations, specifically highlighting videos where certain protesters allegedly used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP MP later clarified that her comments were not a blanket statement targeting all protesters demonstrating over the NEET-UG paper leak, stating that she “specifically referred to some people or some women”.
“Those who call themselves cockroaches, and we say that cockroaches emerge from gutters, what is wrong with that? My point is simply this: if people label themselves as cockroaches, and we say the gutter is their home, why should they be offended? I certainly don’t consider myself a cockroach. If someone were to say I live in a gutter, I would deny it. But if someone claims to be a cockroach, then naturally, they would live in a gutter. Where else? But to claim that I was referring to all youth is simply not the case,” she said.
Ranaut added, “If some young people use drugs, or if we discuss the current trend of addiction involving drugs, betting, gambling, or the dark web, addressing a specific segment of the youth doesn’t mean I was making a blanket statement about everyone. Did I say that all youth belong to the gutter? I specifically referred to some people or some women. So, how else should we address this?”
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