Actress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, who has officially joined Shiv Sena, says she has no interest in engaging in a war of words with actress Kangana Ranaut, adding that Kangana has been given much more importance than she actually deserves.
Speaking to IANS, Urmila further said the women’s wing of Shiv Sena was strong, and that she would like to work with the wing.
Not long ago, Kangana had described Urmila as a “soft porn star”, but Urmila says her new political status does not mean she will hit back.
“I will certainly not engage in any war of words with her. I am not a fan of her and I think we all have talked about her much more than what she actually deserves, so I don’t think there is anything to talk about her. We live in a democratic country and all the citizens in our country have the right to freedom of speech, so they should do what they want to do,” said Urmila.
The controversy arose a few months ago when, speaking to a news channel, Kangana reacted to an interview that Urmila has given. In the interview, Urmila had reportedly questioned Kangana’s motive while accusing Bollywood’s alleged ‘drug-mafia’. Reacting to the interview, Kangana said that Urmila was “making a mockery” of her struggles. She had also dismissed Urmila as a “soft porn star”.
“I want to make it clear today that I did not give that interview to criticise her. It was just one of the parts of that interview and that is why I talked about her, so I feel that we should not talk about it anymore,” said Urmila.
Urmila had joined Shiv Sena on Tuesday. (IANS)
