Police case against Odisha actor for controversial post on Rahul Gandhi

Police said they received the complaint and are investigating. (Representative)

Bhubaneshwar:

The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has filed a complaint against Odia actor Buddhaditya Mohanty for his controversial social media post about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

NSUI state president Udit Pradhan on Friday filed a complaint at the capital’s police station, demanding action against Mohanty for the post, which has now been deleted.

“In his 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 chief,” Pradhan said.

Along with his complaint, he submitted a screenshot of the social media post to police.

Police said they received the complaint and are investigating.

Apologizing for his earlier post, Mohanty wrote on Facebook on Friday: “My last post regarding Rahul Gandhiji… was never to target… harm him, belittle him in any way …nor write anything against him…unintentionally if I affected anyone’s feelings..my intention was not this…I sincerely apologize to you.. . cordially (sic).” Siddique, a Congress leader turned NCP leader, was shot dead in Mumbai on October 12.

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