US Edition'Added spice', SC says as Kangana withdraws plea over 'defamatory' tweet during farmers' protest
- On September 12, 2025, the Supreme Court in New Delhi declined to hear actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s plea to dismiss a defamation case stemming from a controversial social media post she made amidst the farmers' protests of 2020 and 2021.
- The complaint stemmed from a January 2021 Bathinda court case filed by 73-year-old Mahinder Kaur, alleging Ranaut defamed her by wrongly identifying her as Bilkis, a protestor featured in earlier anti-CAA demonstrations.
- Ranaut's counsel argued she only retweeted another's post about the protestor but admitted she added her own comments, with Justice Mehta noting that she had "added spice" to the tweet.
- The court observed that the tweet was not a simple retweet and suggested Ranaut could present clarifications at trial, while noting the case was legitimate and could not be termed mala fide.
- Following the court's refusal, Ranaut withdrew her petition, leaving the defamation case to proceed in the lower court, reflecting ongoing legal scrutiny of social media remarks related to the protests.
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‘You added spice’: SC denies relief to Kangana Ranaut in case related to post about farmers’ protest
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition by actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a defamation case filed against her in Punjab in connection with a social media post about a woman who participated in the 2021 farmers’ protests, Bar and Bench reported.During the protest against the now-repealed farm laws, Ranaut had misidentified a woman farmer and claimed that she was Bilkis Bano, a woman who was…
Kangana Ranaut Withdraws Plea From Supreme Court Seeking Quashing of Defamation Complaint Against Her Over Tweet on Farmers’ Protest
Actress and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut has withdrawn her plea from the Supreme Court that sought quashing of a criminal defamation complaint filed against her over a retweet made by her in connection with the protests against the Centre's farm laws. Kangana Ranaut Withdraws Plea From Supreme Court Seeking Quashing of Defamation Complaint Against Her Over Tweet on Farmers’ Protest.
Supreme Court rejects Kangana Ranaut's defamation plea, says she added spice
The case against Kangana Ranaut, was filed by 73-year-old Mahinder Kaur from Punjab's Bathinda district, alleging that the BJP MP defamed her in a tweet by wrongly identifying her as "Shaheen Bagh dadi".
Supreme Court rejects Kangana Ranaut's plea over farmers' protest tweet, says 'You've added spice'
The Court has refused to hear her petition seeking to quash a case related to the farmers' protest. Kangana later withdrew her petition. The Court said it would not comment on her tweet, as doing so could affect the trial. It noted that the post was not just a simple re-tweet but also included her own remarks. Kangana had sought the cancellation of a case filed in Punjab over alleged defamatory comments she made during the 2020–21 farmers' prote…
'You added spice...': Supreme Court rejects Kangana Ranaut's plea for quashing defamation complaint over tweet on farmers’ protest
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing Ranaut’s challenge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that had earlier denied quashing the complaint against her
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