Published 14:10 IST, February 18th 2021
Kangana Ranaut exults on her Koo App milestone, lists down 5 benefits with 'Swadesh' pitch
Kangana Ranaut exulted as she achieved her Koo App milestone and listed down 5 benefits of the platform, while making a pitch for 'Swadesh' products.
- Entertainment News
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Amid the tough stand against Twitter by the Government over controversial posts, the Koo App is gaining prominence as numerous celebrities have joined the platform already. Apart from Union Ministers and other politicians, a prominent name from the film industry to join the new networking site was Kangana Ranaut. The actor expressed her delight about her experience on the platform, and listed his advantages, while pitching for support to ‘Swadesh' initiative.
Kangana Ranaut on Koo app
Kangana Ranaut exulted over crossing the milestone of 1 lakh followers on Koo App in just two days. The Tanu Weds Manu star went on to list six of its plus points, and mentioned that there was ‘No shadow banning’, ‘no followers removal’ and ‘no bullying’ and added other benefits like ‘Very good reach’ and ‘easy to use’. She also pitched for using Indian products over those from abroad, writing, ‘English leave India, adopt Swadesh, and save the country.’
Kangana had introduced herself as a ‘Deshbhakt’ (Nationalist) and ‘hot-blooded Kshatriya' in her bio on the app.
The actor has been a heavy critic of Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, to whom she keeps sending strong statements. She had accused the platform of reducing her followers, alleging foul play in it, among other allegations. While joining Koo, she had told Twitter it's 'time was up' and that she was thrilled t use a homegrown app.
Twitter under lens
The Government had reacted strongly to Twitter’s initial refusal to take down posts flagged by IT Ministry related to the farmer protests. That’s when Union Ministers started suggesting the ‘Atmanirbhar app Koo, with Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad even mentioning it in the Parliament. Later, it was reported that Twitter finally took down over 97 per cent of the controversial posts.
Updated 14:10 IST, February 18th 2021