Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is often in the news due to her controversial statements. Responding to the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, a post has been released on social media. The actress collaged two pictures in her Instagram story section and wrote – one picture of women in swimwear and the other in a burqa… these are almost five decades apart…. In the caption of the picture, Kangana wrote – Iran, 1973 and now…. From bikini to burqa in flat fifty years… Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Sharing this post again, the actress further wrote- ‘If you want to show courage, then don’t wear a burqa in Afghanistan. Learn to be free, don’t put yourself in a cage. The post that the actress has re-shared was originally shared by writer Anand Ranganathan.
Let us tell you, the hijab controversy started in Karnataka in late December, when some students wearing hijab reached the Government Pre-University College in Udupi. To protest this, some Hindu students came wearing saffron scarves. The video and pictures of the entire incident went viral and then spread to other educational institutions in different parts of Karnataka and the protests turned violent earlier this week, following which the government on Tuesday declared a three-day holiday for the institutions. Did it
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Talking about Kangana, the actress was last seen in the film ‘Thalaivi’. Soon after this film, Kangana will be seen in an important role in films like ‘Dhaakad’ and ‘Tejas’.