Kangana comes down hard on Pegasus Snooping row, says ‘essential to keep watch on anti-social elements’

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has gone all guns blazing on those questioning the government over Pegasus Snooping row. Calling out their ‘dubious’ conduct, the actress has called out their hypocrisy and double standards.

In an Instagram post, she compared the current surveillance to Kings and Kingdoms of ancient times.

Kangana took to Instagram on Tuesday to share lengthy note on the Pegasus controversy and explained how it is a King’s obvious right to know the ‘anti-social’ elements and public opinions.

She gave an example in her post of how ancient Kings in the ancient times had their methods of knowing the public opinion.

She wrote: “Even in ancient times greatest kings used to disguise and secretly visit the remotest parts of their country, people and their homes to know to hear what their subjects talking or discussing, this exercise is a part of administration, biggest example is in Ramayana, during one such visit lord Rama got to know about Maa Sita’s perception among general people when he heard them secretly.”

Her opinion came amid the time when Pegasus spyware controversy has created big political storm and blamegame.

However, the actress added to her post, “No big deal if the king wants to know about antisocial element’s whereabouts or general issues of people and their mindset ….it is his right, prerogative and business to keep his eyes and ears open…. So hyenas stop crying foul and No I am not talking about #pegasus Ha ha ha.”