“COVID-19 is nothing but a small-time flu which got too much press” said controversial actress Kangana Ranaut after testing positive. She further stated that she will “demolish and destroy the virus”. The outspoken actress who in the past few years have been vocal on her stand against liberals and her stand favouring the current Modi-government, took to Instagram to announce her whereabouts.

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Background

After being turned away from Twitter a few days back for tweets that violated Twitter’s policy, Ranaut had to take to Instagram to let her followers know that she is also infected by the COVID-19 virus. Prior to that Ranaut made comments on the efforts people are making to get their hands on medical grade oxygen for COVID-19 patients and said how people should also give back to the environment. It would be interesting to see whether the virus humbles the outspoken Bollywood actress, or not.

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Details

The actress took to Instagram on Saturday to share about her health state. She posted a picture of herself in a yoga pose and, in the caption, wrote how she was feeling tired and weak prior to being tested and has quarantined herself post her positive report.

“I was feeling tired and weak with slight burning sensation in my eyes for past few days, was hoping to go to Himachal so got my test done yesterday and today the result came I am covid positive,” wrote Ranaut who in the picture can be seen in a yogic pose wearing a traditional salwar-kurta.

Ranaut further wrote, “I have quarantined myself, I had no idea this virus is having a party in my body, now that I know I will demolish it, people please don’t give anything any power over you, if you are scared it will scare you more, come let’s destroy this COVID -19 it is nothing but a small time flu which got too much press and now psyching few people. Har Har Mahadev.”

 

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Twitter reaction

After the news of Ranaut being tested positive broke, Twitterati’s did what they are best at. They came together and shared tweets about the new development.

Ranaut contracts virus after being called out for not wearing mask

It should be noted that Kangana was brutally trolled by netizens after she was spotted in public without wearing a mask and following the most basic safety protocol. As more and more celebrities continue testing COVID-19 positive, Ranaut seemed to not have cared about the safety protocols and was spotted by the media as she made her way to a Mumbai-based dubbing studio. Although initially she refused to get clicked, she then obliged the media and the paparazzi clicked pictures of her sans mask.

Reacting to the pictures, Bollywood actress Kishwer Merchant said-

“How is this woman never in a mask?”

Her husband Suyyash Rai had called Ranaut out on another separate event and had reacted with ‘dumbness at its best’. Rai also added-

“Duniya ko gyaan dene mei sabse aage khade ho jaate hain”

(roughly translated to she stands first when it comes to enlightening the world).

Instagram the new mouthpiece of the Thalaivi

The Thalaivi actress was recently shunned from micro-blogging platform Twitter after she posted a bunch of hateful tweets that violated Twitter’s abusive behaviour policies. While Twitter said that she would not be allowed on the platform again, Ranaut said how she will continue to express her opinions by any means necessary. Since then, she has made Instagram her mouthpiece where she regularly posts videos in which she can be seen lashing out on any one that opposes the current ruling party.