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Kangana Ranaut’s Independent Day Greeting Draws Online Reactions
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The typo is a minor social media mistake, but the online reaction reflects how closely Ranaut’s words are watched because of her earlier comments on 1947 and 2014. Turning a misspelling into proof of ignorance is lazy, just as dismissing criticism as mere trolling would be. The sharper test is whether her future posts use the correct phrase and whether she addresses the older remark with clarity.
Source: news.abplive.com
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