Kangana Ranaut created an uproar for declaring that India attained “real freedom in 2014”, when the Narendra Modi-led government came to power, and describing the country’s Independence in 1947 as “bheek”. The actor, known for her provocative and often inflammatory statements was once again the centre of debate and ire. While the Aam Aadmi Party submitted an application to the Mumbai Police demanding that a case be registered against her for “seditious and inflammatory” comments, politicians across the spectrum, including BJP MP Varun Gandhi, were among the social media users and others who reacted with outrage at Ranaut’s comments at an event organised by a television channel. Varun tweeted, “Insulting the sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi sometimes, praising his killer sometimes, and now the disdain for the sacrifices of lakhs of freedom fighters. Should I call this thinking madness or treason?”