Actress Sunil Lahri, known for her role as Laxman in the legendary TV show Ramananda Sagara Ramayan, has expressed her “disappointment” with the people of Ayodhya for not electing the Samajwadi Party candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The results were announced on June 4, coming as a shock to many, taking consider the major role of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the construction of the renowned Ram Temple in the city. Sunil Lahri shared a video on his Instagram where he expressed his “disappointment” with the results.
In the recording, he can be heard saying that now the nation will have a coalition government. “Will it run smoothly over the next five years?” – He asked. In the video, he also mentioned that he is ecstatic that two of his favorite candidates, Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil, won in their respective constituencies.
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Apart from the video, he also shared several Instagram stories in which he called the people of Ayodhya “selfish” and slammed them for not electing a party from the constituency that played a key role in the construction of the Ram Temple. In one of his Instagram Stories, he wrote in Hindi, which roughly translates: “We have forgotten that these are the same citizens of Ayodhya who doubted Goddess Sita after her return from exile. What do you call a person who denies God altogether? Selfish. History is proof that the citizens of Ayodhya have always betrayed their king. Shame on them.” In another story, he used a meme where Katappa from Baahubali murdered his king.
Meanwhile, Arun Govil contested the elections from the Meerut Lok Sabha seat, which he won by a margin of over 10,000 votes. Kangana Ranaut, on the other hand, contested the elections in her hometown Mandi, which she won easily.
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