Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut Defends His 'Haramkhor Ladki' Remark On Kangana Ranaut; Says He Never Threatened Her

Kangana Ranaut and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had a war of words of sorts recently. The actress expressed that she feels unsafe in Mumbai post the death of Sushant Singh Rajput and even refused security cover by Mumbai Police, after which, the political leader reportedly stated that she must refrain from coming back to the city then. Sanjay Ranaut also called Kangana 'Haramkhor Ladki' in one of his interviews which led to massive outrage on social media. Now, the actress has been provided Y+ security by the Centre as she is gearing up for her return to Mumbai on September 9. Meanwhile, in an interview with India Today, Sanjay Raut has defended his 'Haramkhor Ladki' remark.

In the interview, the Shiv Sena leader stated that he never threatened Kangana Ranaut as it is being reported. He defended his statement and said, "All these are deliberate attempts to defame Maharashtra, the Centre has been doing this. There are many instances where central agencies were misused. I never threatened Kangana. [BJP] IT cell deliberately gave it a different turn. Show me one statement where I threatened her."

He further went on to add, "I just said, if you have a problem with Mumbai then don't come here. Haarmkhor remark has also been taken out of context ... in Marathi it means 'beiman' or 'naughty'. I said it in that context."


Sanjay Raut also shared that if Kangana Ranaut has any information about anything, she is free to present evidence in front of police. However, he condemned Kangana's move to defame Mumbai Police sharing that it affects the morale of the police officers. (Also Read: Kangana Ranaut Provided Police Security In Manali; Health Officials Reach Her Residence To Conduct COVID-19 Test Before She Departs For Mumbai)