{"id":34033,"date":"2026-08-21T09:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/kangana-ranaut-targets-sharmila-tagore-over-vande-mataram-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:28:25","slug":"kangana-ranaut-targets-sharmila-tagore-over-vande-mataram-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/kangana-ranaut-targets-sharmila-tagore-over-vande-mataram-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kangana Ranaut Targets Sharmila Tagore Over Vande Mataram Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/21\/dbgifmagic__98_1787283864998.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/21\/dbgifmagic__98_1787283864998.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/21\/dbgifmagic__98_1787283864998.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Kangana Ranaut has reacted after veteran actress Sharmila Tagore&#8217;s comments on Vande Mataram. Sharmila Tagore had said that some parts of Vande Mataram might not align with the faith of monotheistic people. She stated that the song mentions multiple deities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Kangana said &#8211; I am surprised that your thinking is so narrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Kangana shared the video of Sharmila Tagore&#8217;s interview on her Instagram Stories. She wrote, &#8220;I am happy that Sharmila ji spoke about her objection to Vande Mataram. But as an artist, I am surprised how her thinking about art and poetry can be so narrow and artificial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/21\/o0o0_1787283668567.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/21\/o0o0_1787283668567.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/21\/o0o0_1787283668567.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Kangana further wrote, &#8220;Words in any poem or song are metaphors. The poet or artist uses all kinds of imagination to create the desired effect and draws seemingly impossible parallels. Vivekananda famously said that I need young people who are made of iron, whose bones are of steel, and whose veins run with electricity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">She said, &#8220;Vivekananda was not predicting the weather. He was merely calling for the awakening of power. Please come out of the Hindu-Muslim mindset.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Finally, Kangana wrote, &#8220;Even if we believe in one God, doctors also call strength &#8216;shakti&#8217;. Let&#8217;s embrace each other like our own. I love you very much and I don&#8217;t mind that strong hug you always give.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Sharmila said &#8211; Difficult for those who believe in one God<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Sharmila Tagore explained her point to IANS, saying, &#8220;My opinion is that many religious people believe in one God, not many gods. Vande Mataram has a stanza that mentions many deities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">She further added, &#8220;For those who believe in one religion, it is difficult to say &#8216;Vande Kali, Vande Durga&#8217;. Therefore, if we take all religious people of India along, its first two stanzas are very good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Sharmila Tagore has not yet reacted to Kangana Ranaut&#8217;s comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Kangana Ranaut in discussion due to her statements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Called GenZ &#8216;Gutter-dwellers&#8217; &#8211; <\/strong>Kangana had said about the students who arrived at the &#8216;Cockroach Janata Party&#8217; protest at Jantar Mantar, &#8216;I have never seen so much ugliness in one place in my life. These reels of Gen Z protests are nauseating. The way they talk and the kind of language they use. I have never seen everything so jarring and so vulgar together in every single frame in my life. I call them Generation Gutter. Some of them have nothing to offer the system. They are not good at studies.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">After the controversy over the statement escalated, Kangana said that she had not called the youth of the entire country &#8216;gutter-dwellers&#8217;. Her statement was about a specific group present at the protest at Jantar Mantar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Said to Baba Ramdev &#8211; Don&#8217;t dream of my youth &#8211; <\/strong>Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has criticized Kangana. In a conversation with TV9 Bharatvarsh, Baba Ramdev reacted to Kangana&#8217;s comments about Gen Z, saying, &#8220;What is her qualification? How was her childhood? How was her youth? What were her past deeds? I don&#8217;t want to talk about such people. Calling any young person of this country, Gen Z, &#8216;gutter-patter&#8217; (nonsense\/rubbish talk), is a sign of a deranged mind. It&#8217;s wrong. Her party members should take cognizance of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/20\/kanga_png_1787146282147_1787202449182.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/20\/kanga_png_1787146282147_1787202449182.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/20\/kanga_png_1787146282147_1787202449182.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Kangana retaliated against Baba Ramdev through an Instagram story, writing, Baba ji, don&#8217;t day-dream about my youth or bedroom. Only someone based on rumors and gossip can think like that. At least I have never been reprimanded by the Supreme Court for false or fake medical claims. So don&#8217;t lecture me on character. Whatever your character is, mine is far better than that. No fraud has been found here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Wrote to women &#8211; they call sexual relations their freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Kangana wrote in the post that a new generation of Indian women influenced by Western thought has emerged, which she calls the &#8216;gutter generation&#8217;. She alleged that some of them have nothing to give to society. At the same time, she questioned their thinking and mindset, saying that they are not even capable of becoming good homemakers. Despite this, they flaunt their freedom. They call drugs, alcohol, and countless sexual relationships their freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Shamelessly live off their parents&#8217; earnings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">They shamelessly live off their parents&#8217; earnings. They constantly talk about living an independent life, while in reality, they are not self-reliant at all. Let me remind you of a small thing, in an independent life, one has to earn. If you try to be independent without taking responsibility, then you are just a person with a distorted mindset, &#8216;gutter trash&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">It should be noted that Kangana is a BJP MP. She often remains in discussion due to her statements. Along with her political career, Kangana is also working in films. Soon, she will be seen in Tanu Weds Manu 3 and Sita The Incarnation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kangana Ranaut has reacted after veteran actress Sharmila Tagore&#8217;s comments on Vande Mataram. Sharmila Tagore had said that some parts of Vande Mataram might not align with the faith of monotheistic people. She stated that the song mentions multiple deities. 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