Published 17:11 IST, July 11th 2019
Kangana Ranaut-Journalist spat escalates: Kangana's lawyer issues statement, warns "sincere journalists" about Entertainment Journalist Guild
Kangana Ranaut's spat with a PTI journalist during a promotional event for the film 'Judgementall Hai Kya' has intrigued a massive controversy with Entertainment Journalists Guild deciding to boycott the actress.
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While Balaji Telefilms on Wednesday apologised for Kangana Ranaut's spat with a PTI journalist during a promotional event, Kangana Ranaut refused to do so on Thursday. She released a 4 minute 36 seconds video clearing her stance on 'anti-national' journalist and also attacked a section of media by calling m 'termites'.
And w, in recent development, Kangana Ranaut's lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has sent an official statement to Guild. Re letter below -
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On Thursday, Kangana in video said:
Hello friends, today, i want to tell you all something about our indian media but i would say that everywhere along with good people, re are some b people as well.
way in which media has encourd me, y have always inspired me. I have met very good visors and friends within media. I would say that in someway or or, y have majorly contributed to my success. I will always be thankful to m. But re are some people who are like 'termites', re is a certain section of media who has been attached to our country like 'termite.' grually that is affecting dignity, identity, country’s integrity, its unity, is being attacked by m everyday. Every or day it keeps on spreing false rumours.
y keep ir filthy, disgusting and anti national opinions openly in front of everyone. re is absolutely provision, penalty against m in our constitution. re is punishment available for m as well. All this has me me very unhappy. So, i decided that this duplicate media, this purchasable media, which calls itself liberal, which calls itself secular, however, it is thing, se people are t even 10th fail. se people are pseudo-liberals. y are t at all secular. H y been secular, n y would never attack country's unity using religious matters.
I met this one journalist, about 1 or 2 days ago, in a press conference. re are many people like him, re are many serious issues, many serious causes like world environment, i once campaigned for plastic ban, in that i along with isha yoga centre, performed many activities, i saw him making fun of this cause, n i campaigned against cow slaughter and against animal cruelty, he was making fun of that as well. n i h done a film on a martyr, he was making fun of that too. focus point is that y don't have any of valid argument, logic, review or opinion. Something which is right of every journalist, inste of using this way, y use abusive langu, y write filthy stuff, y make use of professional trolls and n for free food, y reach every press conference.
I want to kw that, at least, re should be some criteria, if you are calling yourself a journalist. What have you done? Show me atleast any one of your written piece or blog. If i call myself an artist n re should be atleast something to prove my credit. Why do you call yourself a journalist? Why have you become a journalist even? se 3-4 people toger, because i chose t to answer that man's questions, i thought why should i entertain an anti-national? I have zero percent tolerance of any of anti-national. se 3-4 people toger formed a guild against me, i think it has been formed yesterday itself. It does t have any significance.
It is t even important. Because of that guild y started threatening me. y say that y will ban me, y won't give me any cover or y will destroy my career. You unworthy anti-nationalists, purchasable people, to buy you all, we don't even require lakhs of money, you people are so cheap, that you sell yourselves for 50-6o rupees. ones who betray ir own nation, ones who are t loyal towards ir own sources of livelihood, all you unworthy people, will you all destroy me? I have given your ancestors hard nuts to eat as well.
If i would have heard you people, you movie mafias, you pseudo journalists, n i would have t become india's top and highest paid actress. I fold my hands and ple in front of you, i say that, please ban me. I don't want that because of me you people earn something. This will be one of biggest favour you will do on me. Please ban me.
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16:59 IST, July 11th 2019