On Thursday (29th August), former Sangrur MP and pro-Khalistan leader Simranjit Singh Mann sparked outrage after making disparaging statements about actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut saying that she has more “experience of rape” so she must know better. Simranjit Singh Mann’s outrageous comments came days after Ranaut claimed that “rapes” occurred during the farmers’ protest.
You can ask her (Kangana Ranaut) how rape happens so that people can be explained how rape happens. She has a lot of experience of rape,” Mann said.
‘Kangana Ranaut has experience of rape; you can ask her how it happened’
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When the journalist asked how can she have the experience of rape, Mann further added, “The same way people learn riding a bicycle, they have the experience of riding a bicycle. She has a similar experience of rape.”
Notably, during one of the promotion events for her upcoming movie, Emergency, Kangana Ranaut lauded the Union government for its actions during the farmer protest. “What happened in Bangladesh, it could have easily happened here too. bodies were seen hanging and rapes were taking place,” Kangana said while referring to criminal incidents that were widely reported during the first farmers’ protest.
Soon after, Kangana Ranaut started getting multiple threats for speaking up on the farmer’s protest as well as for her upcoming movie, Emergency. While some alleged ‘influencers’ threatened that she would meet an Indira Gandhi-like fate, others issued threats of physically assaulting her or filing a defamation case.
It is pertinent to mention that Simranjit Singh Mann is infamous for his support of Khalistani separatism. Back in 2022, he gave an interview wherein he justified his demand for Khalistan. Mann claimed he never wanted to become Chief Minister of Punjab. He wants to become the Prime Minister of Khalistan.
Simranjit Singh Mann has a long history of openly supporting the Khalistan movement. He had left Police Services because of Operation Blue Star, which was initiated by the Government of India to eliminate Khalistani terrorists lodged in Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. Reports suggest his party workers raised pro-Khalistan slogans at Golden Temple on Operation Blue Star anniversary in 2022. Until his X account was withheld, Mann published several controversial posts including paying tribute to slain Khalistani terrorist Bhindranwale.
