Congress Drops Supriya Shrinate From Maharajganj Lok Sabha Seat Amid Backlash Over Remarks On Kangana Ranaut

Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Congress party has dropped Supriya Shrinate as a candidate from the Maharajganj constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. This move comes in the wake of widespread outrage over her controversial remarks regarding actor Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP’s candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.  Supriya Shrinate, who contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Maharajganj, lost to BJP’s Pankaj Chaudhary. In its eighth list of 14 candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress fielded Virendra Chaudhary, instead of Supriya Shrinate, from Maharajganj.

Supriya Shrinate, who also serves as a Congress spokesperson, found herself embroiled in a political controversy following a now-deleted social media post targeting Kangana Ranaut. The offensive post, which appeared on Shrinate’s Instagram account, featured a picture of Kangana with a derogatory caption.

Shrinate was quick to respond, stating that the post was made by someone else with access to her social media accounts. She emphasized her commitment to respectful discourse and promptly removed the post upon discovering it. “As soon as I came to know, I deleted that post. Everyone who knows me, also knows very well that I can never make personal and indecent comments towards any woman. I wanted to know how this happened,” she said.