Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP candidate from the Mandi parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh, was shown black flags by local people and Congress workers at Kaza in Lahaul and Spiti on May 20. The Congress workers raised anti-Kangana slogans. They were apparently enraged over her remarks on the Dalai Lama in April last year on Twitter.
The actress had tweeted a meme featuring the Dalai Lama, that said: “The Dalai Lama receives a warm welcome at the White House.” The photoshopped picture in the tweet showed the Dalai Lama sticking his tongue out, with US President Joe Biden, with a comment: “Both of them have the same illness, definitely they could be friends.” After a group of Buddhists staged a dharna outside her office in Bombay, the actress had apologised.
The BJP filed a complaint with the Himachal Pradesh chief election officer, demanding transfer of poll officials and a probe into the incident as BJP and Congress were given permission to hold rallies adjacent to each other.
