Kangana Ranaut criticizes women for wearing 'night dresses' to temples
What's the story
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has slammed women who wear "night dresses" while paying a visit to the temples. Her reaction came in after a Twitter user posted a picture of a girl wearing shorts at Baijnath Temple in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.
While slamming the girl for her choice of attire, Ranaut also recalled how she was once stopped from entering the Vatican.
Context
Why does this story matter?
The Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi actor is known for not mincing her words before expressing her opinion. She has often called out those who have tried to attack her for her political or religious beliefs.
Ranaut is also the one who started the nepotism debate in the industry after she appeared on Karan Johar's chat show and called him the "flagbearer of nepotism."
Details
What did Ranaut say about the girl's picture in shorts?
Taking to Twitter on Friday morning, Ranaut retweeted a post that criticized a young woman wearing shorts inside a temple premises. The actor agreed with the original post that said it seemed the girl was visiting a nightclub.
Ranaut highlighted the need to have strict rules at temples (for dress code), adding that people who wear "night dresses as casuals" were "clowns."
Sharing her own experience
When Ranaut was stopped from entering the Vatican
In the same tweet, Ranaut recalled her own experience of visiting the Vatican City. Tweeting about it, she wrote how she was stopped from entering the Vatican for wearing shorts.
"I was once at the Vatican wearing shorts and t-shirt, I wasn't even allowed in the premises, I had to go back to my hotel and change (sic)," tweeted Ranaut.
Twitter Post
'There are western clothes,' said Ranaut
These are western clothes, invented and promoted by white people, I was once at the Vatican wearing shorts and t shirt, I wasn’t even allowed in the premises, I had to go back to my hotel and change…. These clowns who wear night dresses like they are casuals are nothing but lazy… https://t.co/EtPssi3ZZj
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 26, 2023
More on Ranaut
Ranaut recently claimed her comments on 'anti-nationals' cost her heavily
Meanwhile, last week, Ranaut made headlines after she claimed to have suffered huge monetary losses due to her comments on "anti-nationals."
In an Instagram Story, Ranaut wrote: This is a character, true freedom, and success, speaking for Hinduism, against politicians/anti-nationals/tukde gang cost me 20-25 brand endorsements, they dropped me overnight, and that amounted to a loss of Rs. 30-40 crore per year...(sic)."