Cinema veteran Shabana Azmi spoke out in support of actor-politician Kangana Ranaut after Ranaut claimed to have been slapped by a CISF woman constable during a security check at Chandigarh airport. Azmi emphasized that security personnel should not take the law into their own hands. Despite not being a fan of Kangana Ranaut, Azmi expressed her disagreement with those celebrating the alleged incident. She stressed the importance of security personnel not overstepping their bounds, as it could compromise the safety of everyone. Azmi’s husband, veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, has filed a defamation case against Ranaut over her comments alleging that he had threatened her. The case is currently in court.
In her video message, Ranaut claimed to have been hit in the face and verbally abused by a CISF constable, supposedly due to the constable’s disapproval of Ranaut’s stance on the farmer protests. The altercation occurred two days after Ranaut was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.
The accused CISF personnel, Kulwinder Kaur, has been suspended, and an investigation has been initiated. Additionally, the CISF, responsible for airport security, has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.