Odio actor’s post sparks a row. He posted that Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi are likely to be the next targets of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Odio film actor Buddhaditya Mohanty has sparked a political row with his recent social media post, where he said that Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi are likely to be the next targets of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Odio film actor Buddhaditya Mohanty creates controversy.
Buddhaditya Mohanty, in his controversial post, said that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s “next targets” are likely to be Rahul Gandhi and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. He wrote on social media, “Germany had the Gestapo… Israel has the Mossad… USA has the CIA… now India has Lawrence Bishnoi… next in the list should be Owaisi and Rahul Gandhi.” This post by the Odia actor received massive backlash, and the Congress Party’s student wing, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), registered a police complaint against him.
NSUI registers a police complaint against Buddhaditya Mohanty.
NSUI has registered a police complaint against Buddhaditya Mohanty. State NSUI President Udit Pradhan filed the complaint on Friday at Capital police station and demanded action against the actor for the post, which has now been deleted. Pradhan, as quoted by PTI, said, “In the social media post, Mohanty said that after killing NCP leader Baba Siddique, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s next target should be Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. We cannot tolerate such a remark against our leader.” NSUI also submitted a screenshot of the social media post along with the complaint, and the police are currently investigating the matter.
Buddhaditya Mohanty issues a public apology.
Following the backlash, Buddhaditya Mohanty issued a public apology on social media, saying, “My last post regarding Rahul Gandhiji..was never to target..harm, demean him in any way..nor write anything against him..unintentionally if I affected anyone’s sentiments..my intention was not this..I offer my sincere apologies..regards (sic).”