Ramya courts trouble again, case filed against Congress leader for anti-RSS remarks

Congress leader and actress Divya Spandan, popularly known by her stage name Ramya, has once again landed in trouble after a case was filed against her on Wednesday for her alleged anti-RSS remarks made in Mandya, Karnataka CNN-News 18 reported. [caption id=“attachment_2971540” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Congress leader Ramya. PTI[/caption] At a media interaction after inaugurating the Tiranga Yatra organised by National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the actress-turned-politician had said that the RSS had no contribution in the freedom struggle of the nation. The Congress leader alleged that the Hindu nationalist organisation had rather sided with the erstwhile British administration, according to a report in The Times of India. “Actually if you see, Congress was the reason behind India getting its Independence. BJP, RSS did not participate in the freedom struggle. They sided with the British,” PTI quoted Ramya as saying. Her comments on Tuesday evoked a sharp reaction from BJP which hit back at her saying she had not learnt history. “All those who fought for the freedom were in Congress but later founded their own parties. Ramya has not learnt the nation’s history,” BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje told PTI. Earlier in August, the actress had raked a controversy after a lawyer filed sedition case against her for praising the people of Pakistan. Contradicting Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement that compared Pakistan with hell, Ramya had said “Pakistan is not hell.” Ramya’s remarks had triggered a bitter backlash on social media while BJP and ABVP workers staged protests terming her remarks “anti-national.” However, the actress stood her ground and had refused to apologise. “I don’t think I am wrong. It’s freedom of speech, also our duty to speak on inclusiveness and peace. Curbing freedoms is wrong in democracy. This is the state of affairs in this country today. Sedition is being slapped against anyone and anybody who is entitled to an opinion which should not be the case,” Ramya had said. With inputs from PTI