Odia movie actor Buddhaditya Mohanty has stirred a political controversy with a social media put up involving Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Within the put up, Mohanty claimed that Bishnoi’s ‘subsequent targets’ could possibly be Rahul Gandhi and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. The assertion shared on ‘X’ has confronted vital backlash, prompting the Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI), the coed wing of the Congress celebration, to file a police criticism in opposition to him.
The actor wrote, “Germany had the Gestapo… Israel has the Mossad… USA has the CIA… now India has Lawrence Bishnoi… subsequent within the listing ought to be Owaisi and Rahul Gandhi.”
After lodging the criticism in opposition to the Odia actor on the Capital police station on Friday, State NSUI president Udit Pradhan has sought motion in opposition to Buddhaditya Mohanty for his now-deleted put up.
“Within the social media put up, Mohanty claimed that after murdering NCP chief Baba Siddique, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s subsequent goal ought to be Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. We can’t tolerate such a comment in opposition to our chief,” Pradhan acknowledged, reported PTI.
NSUI additionally included a screenshot of the social media put up with their criticism, and the police are at present investigating the matter.
In response to the backlash, Mohanty publicly apologized on social media, stating that he didn’t intend to demean Rahul Gandhi in any manner.
In his apology, he wrote, “My final put up concerning Rahul Gandhiji..was by no means to focus on..hurt, demean him in any manner..nor write something in opposition to him..unintentionally if I affected anybody’s sentiments..my intention was not this..I provide my honest apologies..regards (sic).”
This comes simply days after NCP chief and three-time MLA Baba Siddique was shot lifeless in Bandra by three armed attackers, reportedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Siddique suffered three bullet wounds and was taken to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, the place he died on October 12.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang later claimed duty for the homicide in a social media put up. One of many suspects arrested by the police mentioned they focused Siddique due to his alleged connections to crime boss Dawood Ibrahim and his shut friendship with Bollywood actor Salman Khan, based on ANI.
