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Kangana Ranaut’s Gen Z ‘gutter’ comment sparks political storm
Kangana Ranaut’s comment calling Gen Z ‘generation gutter’ has sparked a political storm and a CJP counterattack.
A political storm has erupted after BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut called Gen Z protesters “generation gutter” in Instagram Stories posted on Monday.
Ranaut’s posts targeted demonstrators at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, with her writing, “You call yourself cockroaches and look/behave like them as well,” and accusing them of “filth, garbage and ugliness.”
The remarks were directed at protesters affiliated with the Cockroach Janta Party, whose nationwide demonstrations over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak had led to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das responded on Tuesday, saying, “Even people within Kangana Ranaut’s own party don’t pay much attention to her or take her seriously, so why should we?”
Das said Ranaut lacked seriousness as a politician, citing her own admission that she had underestimated the workload of being a Member of Parliament.
He argued that Gen Z had contributed more to the nation than Ranaut and had helped strengthen India’s democratic institutions.
CJP representatives said elected officials should maintain dignity and mind their language, adding that younger generations were not taking Ranaut’s remarks seriously.
Ranaut, who represents Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, has also faced criticism from Congress and AIMIM leaders since her comments went viral.
AIMIM’s Waris Pathan described the remarks as “highly condemnable” and said Ranaut owed Gen Z an apology, adding that “PM Modi should take cognisance of the kind of language his MPs use for Gen Z.” Congress leader Bhai Jagtap questioned her lack of remorse over the treatment of protesting students, while Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat said “no one takes Kangana Ranaut seriously.”
The exchange has drawn wide attention online, with Ranaut’s remarks and the CJP’s response both trending across social media platforms in the days since.
Kangana Ranaut, a National Award-winning actress, has represented Mandi in Himachal Pradesh as a BJP Member of Parliament since 2024, alongside her continuing film career.
(Image: Photo: Sadhguru, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)