Kangana Ranaut in Mandi: 'Don't think I am a heroine, consider me as your sister and daughter'
Mandi/IBNS: Bollywood top actress Kangana Ranaut on Friday kick-started her Lok Sabha poll campaign, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked her as a candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.
Kangana- dressed in a white kurta- addressed a massive gathering where she pitched herself as the "sister and daughter" of people from her home state.
"Don't think Kangana is a star or a heroine, consider me as your sister and daughter. All are my relatives," said the 'Queen' star in her first words as a politician.
Her words triggered "Jai Shri Ram" chants from the BJP supporters.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Himachal Pradesh: BJP candidate from Mandi and actor Kangana Ranaut addresses people as she conducts a road show here.
— ANI (@ANI) March 29, 2024
She says, "...Don't think that Kangana is a heroine, that she is a star. Consider Kangana your sister, your daughter.… pic.twitter.com/6wcAjBYnCs
Kangana, who has always remained a supporter of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last year had expressed her wish to contest the parliamentary elections.
The 37-year-old actress, who hails from Himachal Pradesh's Bhambla, has a career spanning for two decades.
Reacting to the ticket being handed over to her, Kangana had posted on X, "My beloved Bharat and Bhartiya Janta’s own party, Bharatiya Janta party ( BJP) has always had my unconditional support, today the national leadership of BJP has announced me as their Loksabha candidate from my birth place Himachal Pradesh, Mandi (constituency) I abide by the high command’s decision on contesting Loksabha polls.
"I feel honoured and elated to officially join the party. I look forward to be a worthy karyakarta and a reliable public servant. Thanks."
My beloved Bharat and Bhartiya Janta’s own party, Bharatiya Janta party ( BJP) has always had my unconditional support, today the national leadership of BJP has announced me as their Loksabha candidate from my birth place Himachal Pradesh, Mandi (constituency) I abide by the high…
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) March 24, 2024