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Ali Gul Pir is throwing some not-so-subtle shade at Kangana Ranaut

Ali Gul Pir is throwing some not-so-subtle shade at Kangana Ranaut

We're not sure if Ranaut purposefully sidestepped the dripping sarcasm in Pir's tweets or was actually oblivious to it.
Updated 04 Feb, 2021

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut is taking her attack on American singer Rihanna — after the latter showed support for the farmers protests in India — to the next and more aggressive level.

Here are some excerpts from Ranaut's multiple tweets: "what is so special about her", "99 per cent India does not care or respect American way of life, one of the most debouched, money minded and self centred societies", "she hasn’t released a single song in 5 years, sells make up but looks like she is feeling Corona blues", "Forbes estimated incomes are just PR gimmicks".

The Queen actor, who backs the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP party, then proceeded to call the Grammy-winner a 'porn singer' — not just Rihanna, she used the same label for Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, also using the word "terrorist" for the Sikh politician.

"This terrorist is porn singer [...] Rihanna's friend [...] he is accused of funding terroristic activities," she wrote as a reply to a video of Singh talking about how he knows the US singer.

This prompted musician and comedian Ali Gul Pir to intervene.

Probably baffled (much like us), Pir pointedly asked: "Porn singer? Is that a singer who makes music for porn films only. They will refuse to sing for normal films? Please explain further. I didn’t know such a niche existed, just curious."

Now we're not sure if Ranaut purposefully sidestepped the dripping sarcasm in Pir's tweets or was actually oblivious to it. Regardless, she replied to him with an explanation:

"Someone who can’t sell music without making it sensual/adult. Unlike classical and genuine singers where body is of no consequence. A porn singer is hugely dependent on his/her flesh show off, private parts exposure and mediocre talent. This makes them absolutely massy, and junk."

In true Ali Gul Pir style, the comedian summarised her answer with even more sarcasm wrapped in not-so-subtle shade at Ranaut's ability to stay in headlines for her incendiary remarks.

"Oh okay! I understand. Like someone who doesn’t have talent, hasn’t done much work and relies on controversy and putting people down to stay in the news," he tweeted, thanking her for clearing it up and signing off with hashtags '#GoKangana and #DiePoorFarmers'.

Jagmeet Singh is among the many who have voiced concern about the violence against farmers in India. "Those calling to harm farmers must be held accountable and the right to peaceful protest must be protected," he said last week and called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to condemn the violence.

Rihanna, climate change activist Greta Thunberg and US lawyer and activist Meena Harris, the niece of Vice-President Kamala Harris, also made comments on social media, drawing attention to the plight of farmers who have been on a months-long campaign against reforms.

The comments have garnered a reaction beyond Ranaut; the Indian foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed international celebrities' remarks in support of protesting farmers as "inaccurate and irresponsible" and said vested interest groups were trying to build opinion against the country.

“Before rushing to comment on such matters, we would urge that the facts be ascertained, and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken,” said the ministry.

What is the protest about

Tens of thousands of farmers have camped out on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than two months, demanding the withdrawal of new agricultural laws that they say benefit private buyers at the expense of growers.

The government of Prime Minster Narendra Modi says reform of the agriculture sector will bring opportunities for farmers.

The protests turned violent on Jan 26, when farmers broke into the historic Red Fort complex, with one protester killed and hundreds injured.

Talks between the government and the protest leaders have so far failed to achieve any breakthrough.

Comments

Teddy Feb 03, 2021 05:29pm
Who is Alu Gul?
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Jamil Soomro, New York City Feb 03, 2021 05:41pm
Ali Gul Pir the Pride of Sindh.
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Gopal Patel Feb 03, 2021 05:46pm
I am hundred percent sure , these so called celebrities don't know what are India's new farm laws.
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UM Feb 03, 2021 05:56pm
India should ignore these know nothing left wing libtards...
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Fast comment Feb 03, 2021 06:02pm
Today you guys hurting your own farmers. Tomorrow you’ll felt acute shortages of food grains. Mark these words.
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haris Feb 03, 2021 06:20pm
Ms. Ranaut still didn't understand how she get knicked by Ali. G. Pir. Thats the best part of this story.
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Patriot Feb 03, 2021 06:25pm
Kangana has reached stardom due to hard work.
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M. Saeed Feb 03, 2021 06:57pm
It is obvious like daylight that Indian farmer are grievously harmed and pushed back by the new rules to undermine their lives forcing them months of peaceful protests without getting a blink of eye response from the terrorist Modi.
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Sunaina Feb 03, 2021 07:08pm
None of this online banter matters. At the end of the day the law of the land holds firm. Farmers grievances should be heard. Goons & hooligans who attacked the police & damaged pulic property need to be punished. Kangana Ranaut lives in a democracy with the right to speak her mind. Rihana can take a long walk because no one really cares about her tweet.
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Atul Feb 03, 2021 07:09pm
As if Ali is loaded with work..never heard of him before.
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Vercingetorix Feb 03, 2021 07:11pm
Never heard of this guy.
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Rami Feb 03, 2021 07:14pm
This actress has been used to deflect for the gov’t, hope she get good money, because current gov’t will one day not in power! Rihanna is on the right side of history !
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Rami Feb 03, 2021 07:15pm
@Patriot hard for the current gov’t! Never seen her films ,and doing just fine!
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Sohail Feb 03, 2021 07:44pm
@Gopal Patel and we know it well. we stand with farmers.
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Sayyar Khan Feb 03, 2021 07:45pm
She needs mental help.
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Sayyar Khan Feb 03, 2021 07:46pm
@Patriot yeh right. No talent I understand what type of hard work she did
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John Feb 03, 2021 07:59pm
One should ask Rihanna what the farrmer laws are, what are the suggested changes and how it will affect farmers..am sure she has no idea or clue
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S Feb 03, 2021 08:01pm
"with one protester killed and hundreds injured." And police man killed and hundreds of police man injured. Any violence or terrorism kills the talk.
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Zak Feb 03, 2021 08:24pm
@Gopal Patel 'I am hundred percent sure , these so called celebrities don't know what are India's new farm laws.' Neither do you, if you did, you would be out supporting the farmers.
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Salman Feb 03, 2021 08:31pm
Who is Kangana ?
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Malik Feb 03, 2021 08:34pm
Indian celebrities who have joined RSS have gone stupid.
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Malik Feb 03, 2021 08:36pm
She is talking about porn?? She completely lost it
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Zak Feb 03, 2021 08:48pm
Now the west is realizing what vile people, Indians are. The public, seen on this forum, support oppression by fascist caste believing leaders against poor farmers who feed everyone in the country.
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John The Baptist Feb 03, 2021 08:56pm
Who is he?
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Ravi Feb 03, 2021 09:23pm
@Fast comment "Mark these words" Marker please...
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Ravi Feb 03, 2021 09:26pm
Ali who?
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C T Rao Feb 03, 2021 10:11pm
@Patriot and talent too
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bhaRAT© Feb 04, 2021 12:49am
Who is this Ali Gul??
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bhaRAT© Feb 04, 2021 12:51am
@Zak Neither do you. Farmers are indoctrinated into expecting the state to pay them no matter what which no country can sustain. Free market is the way to go and more competition will improve the output and quality of the produce. In fact Pakistan should adopt similar measures as farm output has declined here for similar reasons.
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Vin Feb 04, 2021 12:51am
@Teddy Brother of Gulshan Kumar
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RationalBabu Feb 04, 2021 01:18am
@Sohail no you absolutely don’t. Does your government pay guaranteed fixed prices to your farmers (via crooked middlemen who take their massive cut), give them free unlimited electricity and generous tax exemptions?
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Hamza Feb 04, 2021 03:40am
Indian Stars always jump at the wrong end.
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Breta Feb 04, 2021 03:48am
@Sunaina why kangana is worried about her if it's a just a tweet by rihanna why whole indian media is bashing it ignore it but I guess not
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Salman Feb 04, 2021 03:58am
Kangana who?
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Venkat Feb 04, 2021 05:48am
@Fast comment hurting farmers. Every agriculture product is over produced . Research and development in seeds and manure have played role in abundance production. Some farm lands should grow trees for future generation.
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Jawwad Feb 04, 2021 06:40am
Kangana should know better Rihanna is not American but from Barbados.
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Jawwad Feb 04, 2021 06:42am
@Gopal Patel - I am sure too hundred percent of Indians do not know what the genuine demands of farmers are.
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Logic Feb 04, 2021 08:31am
Ali Gul must feel lucky that he got a reply from Kangana.
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irfi Feb 04, 2021 08:43am
@Gopal Patel Can you pls explain , what they know is Modi is a dictator . Farmers have a right to protest.
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Shahbaz Ahmed Tarar Feb 04, 2021 10:28am
@Gopal Patel how strange.. people like you who are not into farming knows all and farmers don't.. lol
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Salman Feb 04, 2021 11:03am
Is Kangana India's version of Aamir Liaquat Hussain??
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Ajay Feb 04, 2021 11:15am
Violence against farmers? Really! They have cause more violence on 26th jan by using tractors on police Pictures speaks louder than anything else. In fact video pictures still can be manipulated. There are 70% farmers in India means 90 crores or 900millions but all I see is 10000 on streets of Delhi and 70% of those dehaties looking for entertainment by visiting Delhi monuments. Some of them funded by overseas khalistanis to cause disturbances behind these uneducated farmers who are driven by middle men. Govt is trying to cut off middle men whole drama is caused by them . If govt take new law off they will take MSP and will not take anything from farmer they will be on their own. no subsidy there is too much of grain and rice in India which gets rotten in storage so why produce so much When we can’t store Govt has already wasted too much on them .
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Ajay Feb 04, 2021 11:17am
@Fast comment mate half of the grain and rice wasted in India every year Govt is buying them to support farmer otherwise they have no where to sell .
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Ajay Feb 04, 2021 11:19am
@Zak ok explain what’s bad in it for them
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Ajay Feb 04, 2021 11:21am
@Zak well they don’t feed for free more over govt buying over produced grain and rice which gets spoiled in storage every year
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Irfan ul Huq Feb 04, 2021 11:52am
@Sunaina Kangna more and more sounds like trump. Speaks and believes her own lies
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Rebel Feb 04, 2021 11:54am
@Gopal Patel are those laws like FarmVille??
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Rebel Feb 04, 2021 11:56am
@Atul but he doesn't use the ladder of controversy either to go up!! ...
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Rebel Feb 04, 2021 11:56am
@Vercingetorix Well now you have. ..he is stand-up comedian if you don't know him. It's Ok, you don't have to know everybody.
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Parvez Feb 04, 2021 12:19pm
Well said Ali Gul Pir ........ Kangana Ranuat needs to take a good look in the mirror.
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INDEPENDENT Feb 04, 2021 12:50pm
I reckon Kangna's stardom and praise her work very much but when it comes to farmers in India, I believe that she is naive and ignorant. If she will study the changes made on agricultural sector in the name of reforms, Indian farmers will be in no mans land and Modi's friends will be controlling the prices causing inflation and less profit for the growers.
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Saim Feb 04, 2021 02:02pm
She's the Hamza Ali Abbasi of India
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Sikh khalistani Feb 04, 2021 03:33pm
@Ajay Yes we are khalistani who serve the country as a farmer and protector on the borders and in every fight with other countries khalistani( Proud to be a Sikh) die. And our gurus Shri Guru Teg Bahadur who saved you Hindu brothers and sisters . Just feeling pity on your thinking .
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Sikh khalistani Feb 04, 2021 03:39pm
@Ajay Yes we are khalistani who serve the country as a farmer and protector on the borders ( proud to be a Sikh) whenever there is any fight on the borders our Sikh khalistani die. We are those whose Guru Teg Bahadur protected you and sacrificed their life for Hindus . Just feeling pity on your thinking and feeling pity on Indian government. Shame on Modi
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Jonathan Feb 04, 2021 04:49pm
@John Do you know this Rihanna is from a tiny Caribbean Island called Barbados. Yes, the same Barbados where the blacks are treated like dirt by the rich white tourists. You will not hear a word again this from her
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LAHORI KID Feb 04, 2021 05:26pm
Some of these Indian celebrities who are speaking out aren’t defending India, they are defending BJP and Modi, that’s all, they could careless for the poor farmers.
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Bilal Feb 04, 2021 06:09pm
@Teddy Kangana who? Oh the one always tweeting silly stuff to stay relevant.
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Bilal Feb 04, 2021 06:12pm
This has exposed the BJP/RSS big time. They are just a bunch of insecure thugs voted in by the sheeple who go into a complete meltdown over couple of tweets from celebrities. Good going India for electing them to the highest office.
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Bilal Feb 04, 2021 06:14pm
@Atul You may not have heard about Ali but he did put Kangana back into her miserable place with a nice and subtle reply.
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Fastrack Feb 05, 2021 05:19pm
Aloo Gul is not going to Bollywood.
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:27am
@Fast comment :Indians can import food just as Pakistanis do! The old days of starvation and plenty are behind us--in Naya Pakistan and New India!
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:28am
@Jamil Soomro, New York City : glad you know Al Gul, the world famous artiste!
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:42am
@Sunaina: I would like to be enlightened about how briefed Greta,Rihanna, and Kamala Harris' niece Meena H. about the intricacies of north Indian farming, marketing practices, and government subsidies! I am suspicious about this crop of do gooders' unexpected expertise!
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:46am
@Rami: Rihanna and Kangana are doing just fine without your patronage--clearly!
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:54am
@Salman: You ought watch Indian movies if PM IK allows you ! Then you'll know!
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 03:57am
@Bilal, Like you?
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Harambe Feb 06, 2021 04:04am
@Salman: Indian movie Star. Your credentials, please?
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Noone Feb 06, 2021 05:34pm
@Gopal Patel it appears farmers do know about the laws and these celebrities have decided to support them for some reason
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