Shatrughan Sinha criticizes Mukesh Khanna for raising questions on Sonakshi’s upbringing
Shatrughan Sinha criticized Mukesh Khanna for raising questions on the upbringing of his daughter Sonakshi Sinha after she failed to answer a question about Lord Hanuman on a TV show. He defended her, saying that not knowing an answer did not make her a bad Hindu.
After Sonakshi Sinha, her father and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha criticized Mukesh Khanna for questioning his upbringing. Khanna, in a recent interview, expressed his anger over Sonakshi failing to answer a question about Lord Hanuman in Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) in 2019.
Sonakshi Sinha wrote a long note on her Instagram storySlammed Mukesh Khanna. Now his father Shatrughan Sinha has reacted on this. talking to Bollywood HungamaHe said, “I believe Sonakshi has a problem with not being able to answer a question on Ramayana to anyone. First of all, what qualifies this person to be an expert on all things related to Ramayana? And Who has appointed him the guardian of Hinduism?” ,
Defending his daughter, Shatrughan said that not answering a question about Ramayana does not make Sonakshi a bad Hindu. “I am very proud of all three of my children. Sonakshi became a star on her own. I never had to launch her career. She is a daughter any father would be proud of. Disqualification by not answering a question on Ramayana “Sonakshi doesn’t need a certificate of being a good Hindu,” the 78-year-old actor said.
Mukesh Khanna has expressed his disappointment at Sonakshi for not answering a Ramayana-based question in various interviews. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, the Shaktiman actor said, “People were angry that Sonakshi didn’t know this, but I would say it’s not her fault – it’s her father’s fault. He taught this to his children. Why not taught? Why have they become so modern? If I were powerful today, I would sit the children and teach them about Indian culture and Sanatan Dharma.
Soon after, Sonakshi wrote a long note on her Instagram story. An excerpt from his note can be read: “But, you have continued to take my name and only my name, for reasons that are quite obvious. Yes, I may have overlooked a human instinct that day and have forgotten That Sanjivani Booti Kaun Thi (sic) was brought for.”
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The actor then emphasized on the fact that Mukesh should stop raising the incident “again and again”. “I want you to forget about being in the news again at the expense of me and my family and stop raising the same incidents again and again,” she said while calling him.
He ended his note, writing, “The next time you decide to say something about the values that my father instilled in me…please remember that it is because of those values that I have only said what I have.” I said, very respectfully, I wish you well following your decision to make some distasteful statements about my parenting.”
In 2019, Sonakshi Sinha participated in Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 11. When faced with a question about Ramayana, he used a lifeline which led to him being mercilessly trolled on X (formerly Twitter).