Kangana Ranaut reacts to India’s name change row and shares a long note explaining why ‘the name Bharat is more meaningful’.
Amid India’s name change row, Kangana Ranaut who is quite vocal about her thoughts on social media reacted to it by sharing a long note about it. The actress shared her knowledge about the history of the name India and said that the name Bharat is more meaningful.
On Tuesday, Kangana Ranaut took to her Twitter and shared a long note explaining why Bharat is more meaningful than the name India and wrote, “What is there to love in this name? First of all, they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya. Phir kabhi Hindos kabhi Indos kuch bhi gol mol karke India bana diya.”
What is there to love in this name? First of all they couldn’t pronounce ‘Sindhu’ toh usko bigad ke ‘ Indus’ kar diya. Phir kabhi Hindos kabhi Indos kuch bhi gol mol karke India bana diya.
From the time of Mahabharata, all the kingdoms who participated in the Great War of… https://t.co/R11hrMcjbH
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 5, 2023
She further added, “From the time of Mahabharata, all the kingdoms who participated in the Great War of Kurukshetra came under one continent called Bharat so why were they calling us Indu Sindu?? Also, the name Bharat is so meaningful, what is the meaning of India ?”
The actress concluded, “I know they called Red Indians that because in olden English Indian simply meant a slave, they named us Indians because that was our new identity given to us by the British. Even in the olden days, the dictionary Indian meaning was mentioned a slave they recently changed it. Also, it’s not our name we are Bhartiya, not Indians.”
Many people agreed with what Kangana Ranaut said and came in support of her, however, some pointed out her ‘hypocrisy’ and commented, “Nope, they called Red Indians that because they thought they landed in India while landing in America. Sister stick to your acting, history is not your topic.” Another wrote, “Till yesterday, you belonged to the ‘Indian’ film industry, and today you are asking ‘what is the meaning of India?’ Why this hypocrisy Kangana?.” Praising the actress one of the users wrote, “Beauty with brain.” Another wrote, “The queen has spoken. Period.”
For the unversed, on Tuesday, Congress hit back at the Modi government after Rashtrapati Bhawan sent out invites for the G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of the President of Bharat instead of the usual President of India saying that the ‘Union of States’ is under assault.
Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut is currently awaiting the release of her movie Chandramukhi 2 which is slated to release on September 19. She also has her self-directional Emergency in the pipeline wherein she will be essaying the roles of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The movie is set to release in theatres on November 24.
