‘Just like cancer’: Kangana Ranaut slams Mamata over SIR, says nation wants sanitisation from 'infiltrators'

Kangana Ranaut made the remark in response to Mamata Banerjee's recent recent statements targeting the Centre over SIR.

Published on: Nov 26, 2025, 15:52:02 IST

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday likened the issue of illegal immigration to cancer and said there was a need to sanitise the country of infiltrators.

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut attended the Constitution Day event at the Central Hall of the Old Parliament building. (HT File Photo) (HT_PRINT)

The Mandi MP made the remark in response to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's recent attack on the Centre over SIR.

"The country is not going to be deterred by such threats, and the entire country wants sanitisation from these infiltrators. Just like cancer occurs in the body, the entire country wants to remove infiltrators," Kangana Ranaut told reporters.

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Kangana made the statement after she attended the Constitution Day event at the Old Parliament building in New Delhi.

Mamata Banerjee, who addressed an anti-SIR rally in Bongaon against the SIR exercise, said, "PM Modi got votes in 2024 as per the same list. If your name gets deleted, the Central government should also be deleted. Why is SIR being conducted in such a hurry?"

Last month, Kangana had said that the opposition parties should not have any problem with the SIR as the exercise would weed out fake voters. The BJP leader said that the exercise would identify infiltrators and those "selling" voter cards.

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"It will identify fake voters, infiltrators, and all those selling voter cards," Kangana had said soon after the Election Commission announced conducting the second phase of the roll revision exercise.

The Election Commission on October 27 announced that it will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision 12 states and Union Territories between November and February. The 12 states and UTs include: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Kangana attacks Pakistan

The BJP MP from Mandi also hit out at Pakistan over its foreign ministry's recent statement on the flag-hoisting ceremony of the Ram Temple, saying the nation has "become a begging bowl".

Also Read: Kangana gets bail in defamation case, regrets ‘misunderstanding’

"Pakistan is panicking because they are sinking day by day. They have become a begging bowl, and we are the third-largest economy and will soon become the first-largest economy," Kangana told reporters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday hoisted the saffron flag atop the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple's 191-foot-high shikhar in Ayodhya, symbolising the completion of the construction of the temple.

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Majid Alam
Majid Alam is a Chief Content Producer working at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi. He currently heads shifts at online desk and manages homepage apart from writing, editing and curating articles. With over six years of experience in journalism, Majid has navigated national, politics and international news. His work primarily focuses on the politics of the Hindi heartland, government policies, and South Asia. He also writes on US and Europe’s policies vis-à-vis India. Before joining Hindustan Times, Majid worked at ABP LIVE as the Chief Copy Editor and at News18, where he managed the World and Explainers sections. His articles have featured in Dialogue Earth, The Quint, BMJ, The Diplomat, and Outlook India. Majid has a keen interest in the use of data for storytelling. Majid holds a Masters in Convergent Journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia. He was awarded the Erasmus+ scholarship to study International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris in 2020. He is also part of the OCEANS Network, an alumni network of Erasmus+ exchange scholars. He is currently serving as the National Representative (India) at the OCEANS Network. Apart from journalism, Majid has a flair for academic writing and loves to teach. He has published a book chapter: 'Bombay Cinema and Postmodernism' in the book: 'Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema.' He was also part of the OCEANS Network delegation to Hanoi National University of Education in Vietnam in 2025. He has also given guest lecture in digital journalism at AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia.Read More

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