New Delhi, August 27
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has received death threats from Sikh extremist groups ahead of the release of her next film 'Emergency', in which she plays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Ranaut has sought help from Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra police after she received alleged death threats following the release of the trainer of the movie.
In one of the videos on social media, Vicky Thomas Singh, a Christian turned Nihang Sikh, gives a veiled mention of the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi - who Ranaut plays in the movie.
"If in the movie he (slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale) is portrayed as a terrorist, remember what happened to the person (Indira Gandhi) whose movie you are doing? Who were Satwant Singh and Beant Singh? We will offer our head to Santji, and those who can offer head can also chop it off," the man said in the video.
Satwant Singh and Beant Singh were the two bodyguards of Indira Gandhi, who assassinated her on October 31, 1984.
Ranaut wrote on X stating, ""Please look into this," and tagged Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab Police.
Several Sikh organisations have called for the banning of the movie, which will release on September 6, claiming that it portrayed the Sikh community in a bad light.
