Kangana Ranaut lashes out at Qatar Airway CEO while reacting to spoof video; later deletes post : Bollywood News

Actor Kangana Ranaut is known to express her opinions on almost every topic, especially those concerning India. She often ends up making headlines for her controversial remarks. On Wednesday, the actress took to her Instagram stories calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an “idiot of a man", while reacting to a parody video clip. Kangana was not aware of it being an edited clip until it was pointed out to her.

Kangana Ranaut lashes out at Qatar Airway CEO while reacting to spoof video; later deletes post

If you are an avid social media user, you might have come across the trending hashtag '#BycottQatarAirways' on Twitter. A Twitter user by the name of Vashudev had uploaded a video appealing to Indians to boycott the airlines following the diplomatic blowback India received for two BJP leaders' derogatory remarks towards Prophet Muhammad. In the video, Vashudev says Qatar had offered refuge to painter MF Hussain who he says had "painted nude images of Hindu goddesses". He urged Indians to boycott all products from Qatar and Qatar Airways as well.

After Vashudev's video went viral, a Twitter user made a spoof video in response by dubbing an interview of Qatar Airway chief with Al Jazeera. The dubbed video is made to sound like Akbar Al Baker is personally appealing to Vashudev to call off his boycott.

“Vashudev is our biggest shareholder with a total investment of ₹624.50. We don't know how to operate anymore. We have grounded all flights. Our operations are not running anymore...," the doctored video makes the Qatar airlines chief appear to say.

While Twitterati shared the dubbed video while being fully aware that it is a spoof, Kangana Ranaut believed it to be true and lashed out at people laughing at the video. "All so-called Indians who are cheering this bully for making fun of a poor man remember this is exactly why you all are a big bojh (burden) on this overpopulated country," she said in one of her Instagram stories.

“This idiot of a man has no shame bullying a poor man, mocking his insignificance and place in the world... Vasudev may be poor and insignificant for a rich man like you but he has the right to express his grief, pain and disappointment in whatever context it may be... remember there is a world beyond this world where we all are equal...," she followed up in the next story.