Sonu Sood’s Defense of Food Spitting Draws Wrath from Kangana RanautSonu Sood’s Defense of Food Spitting Draws Wrath from Kangana Ranaut Actor Sonu Sood has come under fire for defending a food vendor’s actions of spitting on a customer’s food. Now, actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has also criticized Sood for his views. In a post on social media, Ranaut slammed Sood, equating his defense of food spitting to a potential Bollywood adaptation of the Ramayana based on his own perceptions of God and religion. Sood’s controversial remarks were made in response to authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haridwar requiring eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display owners’ names. Sood drew parallels between spitting on food and the Hindu deity Ram eating berries offered by Shabari. Ranaut reposted another user’s post that condemned Sood’s justification, highlighting that the spitting was not motivated by love like Shabari’s but by hatred. Social media users also condemned Sood’s defense, arguing that the vendor’s actions were not comparable to Shabari’s devotion and that spitting on food was a reprehensible act. Ranaut’s criticism underscores the public backlash Sood has faced for his remarks. The controversy highlights the sensitivity surrounding food safety and the importance of maintaining high standards of hygiene, particularly in public eateries.
New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has been drawing ire from social media after he defended a food vendor’s actions of spitting on his customer’s food. Now, actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has also called him out, slamming him for his views.
The actor-turned-MP took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to slam Sonu, who is known for his humanitarian work.
“Next you know Sonu ji will direct his own Ramayana based on his own personal findings about God and religion. Wah kya baat hai Bollywood se ek aur Ramayana,” she posted.
Next you know Sonu ji will direct his own Ramayana based on his own personal findings about God and religion. Wah kya baat hai Bollywood se ek aur Ramayana
https://t.co/s1bWOer4Rp
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) July 20, 2024
Kangana shared her views while reposting another post, which read, “SHOCKING NEWS… Bollywood actor Sonu Sood justifies sp*itting in people’s food. He equates sp*itting on food by a miscreant with Lord Ram eating Shabri’s berries. He said ‘if Lord Ram could eat Shabri’s berries, why can’t he eat rotis that have been spat upon?’ He defended the act of spitting by describing it as an act of ‘Humanity’. He said ‘Humanity must remain intact.’”
Earlier this week, controversy erupted when a user on X shared a video of a boy preparing rotis for customers, which included footage of him spitting on the dough.
The video was posted in reaction to Sonu’s response to a directive from authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haridwar, which required eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names.
Reacting to Sonu’s tweet, the user wrote, “The roti smeared with spit should be parceled to Sonu Sood, so that brotherhood remains intact!”
Responding to the same, Sonu shared, “Our Shri Ram Ji ate the sour berries of Shabri, so why can’t I eat them? Violence can be defeated by non-violence my brother. Humanity must just remain intact. Jai Shri Ram.”
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— sonu sood (@SonuSood) July 20, 2024
It did not go well with the social media users. One user wrote, “Itna bhi defend mate karo, galat ko bhi sahi proof karne mein lagen ho. (Don’t stoop down to defend something that you start sounding wrong.)”
A comment read, “Sonu, nonsense is at its place and truth is at its place, the one who makes this roti is neither Mother Shabari nor are you Ram? Mother Shabari is the symbol of love, this person is spitting in hatred.”
Another comment read, “Mother Shabari was a devotee of Lord Rama and she had not made the berries impure out of malice. She was simply giving them to Lord Rama after tasting them to know whether they were sweet or not in her innocence. The person shown in the video neither loves his customers nor is he spitting on the roti to taste it to check if it is cooked properly or not. The reason behind his action is hatred towards other religions that of mother Shabari? You are a very foolish person.”
