New Delhi: Odia film actor Buddhaditya Mohanty received major backlash on social media over his recent post on probable targets of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
In his controversial post, Mohanty said that Bishnoi's “next targets" are likely to be Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Following criticism, Mohanty, however, issued a public apology. He said that his intention was not to demean Rahul Gandhi.
"Germany had the Gestapo… Israel has the Mossad… USA has the CIA… now India has Lawrence Bishnoi… next in the list should be Owaisi and Rahul Gandhi," the actor wrote on social media. The post has now been deleted.
Mohanty has issued a public apology on social media. “My last post regarding Rahul Gandhiji..was never to target..harm, demean him in any way..nor write anything against him..unintentionally if I affected anyone's sentiments..my intention was not this..I offer my sincere apologies..regards (sic),” the actor wrote.
Actor Faces Backlash
Congress' student wing, National Students' Union of India (NSUI), has filed a police complaint against him. State NSUI chief Udit Pradhan file a complaint at Capital police station on Friday, demanding action against Mohanty.
"In the social media post, Mohanty said that after killing NCP leader Baba Siddique, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's next target should be Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. We cannot tolerate such a remark against our leader," said Pradhan, as quoted by PTI. The Police is currently investigating the matter.
Along with the complaint, he submitted to the police a screenshot of the social media post. Police said they have received the complaint and are conducting an enquiring into the matter.