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Three weeks after the floods had hit the valley, Kangana Ranaut was visiting the flood-affected areas of Kullu Manali. However, the Mandi MP would not have expected the reception that she got as she was treated with black flags and people shouting “Go Back”. Kangana faced a barrage of questions from the reporters and people around asking her why she didn’t help out the locals of her area like other artists who collected money for the disaster-hit people of Himachal.
“Aap chadhai karne aayee hain ya question krne? (Are you here to attack me or ask questions?) Calm down,” Kangana shot back at a reporter.
The former Bollywood actress now turned Politician was on a visit to sympathise with the masses and share their grief as well. She urged people to understand her grief as she is a resident of the area herself and owns a restaurant revealing she faced huge losses because of the disaster.
“You should also understand my grief. I too am a human being. I also have a house here and a restaurant. Yesterday, my restaurant did a business of Rs 50, and the monthly salary of the employees is Rs 15 lakh. I am a single woman. Don’t attack me as if Kangana is the Queen of England and not doing anything for the affected people. I am also like you,” she said.
When Kangana reached the Patlikuhal region, a group of local Congress supporters were present at the location with black flags stating that she was too late to visit them. She shouted, “Kangana go back, you are late.” Police took away the protestors who were even arguing with Gobind Thakur, former BJP MLA from Manali.
Kangana, in her visit, was accompanied by Gobind Thakur, and BJP state spokesperson Akhilesh Kapoor. She visited flood and landslide-hit areas yesterday, on September 19th, including Solang Valley, Bahng village, Palchan, and Patlikuhal.
