Kangana Ranaut calls for a 'ban' on blind items, seeks help from Prakash Javadekar

Kangana Ranaut on Friday took to her Twitter handle to call a 'ban' on blind items after an entertainment portal published a piece on an actor's personal life. Calling it  'worse kind of public slandering', Kangana furr seeked help from Union Information and Brocasting Minister Prakash Javekar and requested him to ban blind items.

"Dear sir @PrakashJavdekar we need your help to clean gutter Bullywood, this kind of gossip with full description of subject but names does t fit bill for defamation re is way we can fight it. It pushes vulnerable actors to drugs and depression. Pls help. Please put a ban on blind items this is online lynching, we have lost a bright young man to this bullying and harassment but reforms are me, still people writing such creepy unverified news items causing public embarrassment and trauma to young men and women,please help us," Kangana wrote on Twitter. 

Kangana Ranaut shares a detailed list of articles, blind items written about Sushant & her

With Sushant Singh Rajput's unfortunate death in June 2020, conversations, and debates revolving 'blind items' that attack stars without naming m, began on social media. Kangana Ranaut in 2020 called out blind items that were written about Sushant Singh Rajput that may have triggered negativity around him. Many celebrities have come out in support of this, for example, Kriti San too said Blind Items should be 'illegal and be banned.'

Sonam Kapoor too wrote a big 'YES' when on Instagram a p questioned wher celebrity blind items in gossip columns should be stopped. About Blind items, Kriti San said, "y should come under mental harassment.' she furr went on to say that eir have proof and some guts to write names, or don't write at all! You write 'hear-say' and call it journalisms while you have idea how bly that can affect someone's mind, ir family, ir life. Little birdie is usually t right." [sic] 

Kangana Ranaut exposes 'blind items' written over Sushant's career; drops names & dates