Kavita Kaushik takes a dig at Kangana Ranaut's Padma Shri honour, 'Why didn’t Priyanka Chopra get it?'

Television actress Kavita Kaushik on Monday (November 15) took a dig at Kangana Ranaut's Padma Shri honour and questioned why actor Priyanka Chopra by no means bought it.  Kavita took to Twitter and wrote, “Why didn’t she get padamshree!? Fantastic actor, Brilliant human being, Globally a large success and has put indian tradition on a pedestrial with out holding a flag about it ! And sure has by no means insulted any senior or modern artist or anybody for that matter! She is superior!!" However, Kavita appears to not know that Priyanka Chopra was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.On November 11, Kangana had mentioned that India attained freedom in 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led authorities got here to energy and described the nation's Independence in 1947 as "bheekh" or alms. Her assertion stirred up a storm and invited main backlash. Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to withdraw Kangana's Padma Shri. She additionally demanded sedition expenses towards her."The freedom attained due to Bhagat Singh, Azad and Gandhi seems like 'bheek' to her and she calls 'satta ki ghulami' (being a slave to those in power) real freedom. Did she get a national award for such thinking?" Maliwal tweeted in Hindi, whereas sharing Ranaut's video clip during which she made the feedback.Later, Kangana mentioned on social media that she is going to return her Padma Shri award if anybody can show that she has disrespected martyrs and freedom fighters. Previously, a number of politicians have additionally reacted with outrage at her feedback.The Aam Aadmi Party had additionally submitted an utility to the Mumbai Police demanding a case towards her for "seditious and inflammatory" feedback, whereas politicians throughout the spectrum, together with BJP MP Varun Gandhi, had been amongst a host of social media customers and others who reacted with outrage at Ranaut's feedback.Ranaut has usually been in information for her headline grabbling and controversial statements -- be it her long-standing battle with filmmaker Karan Johar on nepotism, locking horns with Diljit Dosanjh on the farmers' protest, her Twitter feedback criticising the ruling Shiv Sena authorities or evaluating Mumbai to Pakistan occupied Kashmir.She was given Y-plus class safety by the central authorities after she mentioned she felt unsafe in Mumbai following the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and likewise spoke of drug use in a part of the movie trade.Also learn: Vishal Dadlani reacts to Kangana Ranaut's freedom comment: Remind the woman who mentioned Independence was 'bheekh'On the work entrance, Kangana shall be seen in 'Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda', 'Emergency', 'Dhaakad', 'Tejas', and 'The Incarnation: Sita'.Also learn: Actor Vikram Gokhale comes out in help of Kangana Ranaut's 'bheek' assertion relating to India's Independence