# Kangana Ranaut’s Independent Day Greeting Draws Online Reactions 2026-08-15T09:41:05+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut’s Independence Day posts drew attention after she wrote “Happy Independent Day” instead of “Happy Independence Day”. She shared the greeting on Instagram Stories while waving the national flag and repeated it on X while resharing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day post. The posts were shared on August 15, 2026, as India marked its 80th Independence Day. Social media users quickly pointed out the grammatical error and responded with humorous comments. The episode also revived criticism of Ranaut’s earlier remark that India’s freedom in 1947 was “bheekh” and that the country achieved “real freedom” in 2014, as reported by ABP Live. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com Tags: Instagram, Kangana Ranaut, Narendra Modi, X Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kangana-ranauts-independent-day-greeting-draws-online-reactions/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kangana-ranauts-independent-day-greeting-draws-online-reactions/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.