Odia actor Buddhaditya Mohanty apologised after facing backlash for suggesting Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi should be targeted by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

The actor wrote, "Germany had the Gestapo… Israel has the Mossad… USA has the CIA… now India has Lawrence Bishnoi… next in the list should be Owaisi and Rahul Gandhi.”

The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has lodged a complaint against Odia actor Buddhaditya Mohanty for his controversial social media post suggesting that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi should target Rahul Gandhi,

Bhubaneswar: Odia cine actor Buddhaditya Mohanty issued a public apology on Monday following backlash over a controversial social media post regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.In a

NSUI president files police complaint against actor for controversial post targeting Rahul Gandhi, now deleted.

An Odia actor posted on social media that Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi are likely to be Lawrence Bishnoi's next targets.

In his controversial post, Mohanty said that Bishnoi's “next targets" are likely to be Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Following criticism, Mohanty, however, issued a public apology and said that his intention was not to demean Rahul Gandhi.