Kangana Ranaut Hits Back at Ramdev Over 'Generation Gutter' Remarks

Ranaut, in an Instagram post, said she has a “better personality” than Ramdev while responding to his comments about her past and youth.

“Baba ji, don't daydream about my jawani (youth) or bedroom. One can only assume based on rumours and gossip. At least mujhe kabhi Supreme Court se fatkar nahi lagi (At least the Supreme Court has never named me in a case) for false/fraud efficacy claims based on hard facts, not some gossip or assumptions,” the BJP MP said, taking a jibe at controversies surrounding Ramdev and his Patanjali brand.

In 2024, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court through an affidavit over Patanjali Ayurved's misleading advertisements. They expressed sincere regret for breaching previous court undertakings, promised not to repeat the lapse and assured the bench that no similar medicinal claims or disparaging statements against modern medicine would be issued in the future.

Ranaut added, “So don't give me character lessons. Tumse toh bahut zayada behtar hai mera character (My character is much better than yours). Mo fraud detected here.”

Her post came in response to a screenshot of a news article quoting Ramdev, who had criticised Ranaut's comments. “What were her past deeds like, and what was her youth like?” he had questioned.

Ranaut had earlier labelled Gen Z protesters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), as “generation gutter”. She had also repeatedly questioned the Gen Z-led protests, particularly objecting to videos from the protests in which some protestors allegedly used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP MP later clarified that she was not making a blanket statement about the protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak and had “specifically referred to some people or some women”.

“Those who call themselves cockroaches, and we say that cockroaches emerge from gutters, what is wrong with that? My point is simply this: if people label themselves as cockroaches, and we say the gutter is their home, why should they be offended? I certainly don't consider myself a cockroach. If someone were to say I live in a gutter, I would deny it. But if someone claims to be a cockroach, then naturally, they would live in a gutter. Where else? But to claim that I was referring to all youth is simply not the case,” she said.

Ranaut further said that discussing drug use, betting, gambling or the dark web among some young people did not amount to making a blanket statement about the entire youth population.

“If some young people use drugs, or if we discuss the current trend of addiction involving drugs, betting, gambling, or the dark web, addressing a specific segment of the youth doesn't mean I was making a blanket statement about everyone. Did I say that all youth belong to the gutter? I specifically referred to some people or some women. So, how else should we address this?”

The exchange has brought renewed attention to Ranaut's comments on the Gen Z protests and her subsequent confrontation with Ramdev over his remarks about her past and youth.