Shabana Azmi Says Assault On Kangana Ranaut 'Cannot Be Celebrated'

Shabana Azmi has taken to her social media to come out in support of the recent Kangana Ranaut case. On June 6, Newly elected MP and actor Kangana Ranaut was slapped by a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable at Chandigarh airport, allegedly due to "disrespecting farmers." The constable involved in the incident has been identified as Kulwinder Kaur. Previously, the Queen actress had reacted to the incident by sharing a video on social media.

Shabana Azmi comes out in support of Kangana Ranaut 

Cinema veteran Shabana Azmi on Saturday came out in support of actor-politician Kangana Ranaut after she was allegedly slapped by a CISF woman constable, saying security officials should not take the law into their own hands. Kangana Ranaut, in a video message on Thursday, said she was hit in the face and abused by the constable during a security check at the Chandigarh airport.

In a post on X, Azmi said though she has "no love lost" for Ranaut, she wouldn't join people who are celebrating the "slap". "I have no love lost for Kangana Ranaut. But I can't find myself joining this chorus of celebrating 'the slap'. If security personnel start taking the law into their hands, none of us can be safe," Azmi wrote. On the other hand, Azmi's husband, veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, has filed a defamation case against Ranaut over her remarks that he had threatened her. The case is still in court.

How did Kangana Ranaut react to slap case? 

In a video statement titled "Shocking rise in terror and violence in Punjab" posted on X after she landed in Delhi, the Queen actress said she was safe and fine.

Recapping in detail what had happened, Kangana said she had been getting a lot of calls from the media and her well-wishers. The constable, she said, came towards her from the side. "She hit me in the face and started abusing me. I asked her why she did it and she said she supports the farmer protests." "I am safe but my concern is that terrorism is increasing in Punjab... How do we handle that?" Another video doing the rounds of social media showed the agitated constable talking to people presumably after the incident.