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Kangana Ranaut Faces Protests in Flood-Hit Manali as ₹50 Café Remark Goes Viral

State data put this monsoon’s toll in Himachal at roughly 419 deaths.

Overview

  • Kangana Ranaut, the BJP MP from Mandi, toured Solang, Palchan and Patlikuhal to meet residents and review damage from landslides and flash floods.
  • Videos from the visit show locals waving black flags and chanting “Go back, you are late,” with police stepping in after heated exchanges.
  • In a widely shared clip, she told residents her Manali restaurant earned ₹50 in a day while payroll totals ₹15 lakh, asking people to understand her hardship.
  • Former Manali MLA Govind Singh Thakur briefed her that families from about 15–16 endangered houses were relocated to safer places and detailed extensive road damage.
  • She told reporters the Centre has released ₹10,000 crore for relief and said NHAI is working to restore key routes as locals flagged rising risk from the Beas cutting near Solang.