Controversial Statements  

Kangana Ranaut is known for her outspoken nature. Recently, she claimed that rape and murder occurred during the farmers' protest, a statement from which the BJP has distanced itself. This is not the first time Ranaut has been in the news for controversial statements. Here are six such instances.

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said, ‘Once a Maharaj Ji told me that bad times are upon us and the opposition is up to something by using some 'marak shakti' against BJP. I later forgot what he said, but now when I see our top leaders leaving us one by one, I am forced to think, wasn't Maharaj Ji right?’

The Lok Sabha poll in Vellore constituency, Tamil Nadu are likely to be cancelled due to excess use of money power, according to reports. A war of words has ensued between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the formation of a possible alliance between the two parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Call it a slip of the tongue or deliberate remarks, Karnataka leaders have made statements that have resulted in embarrassment for the party or triggered a political storm. From chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s recent 'shootout' comment, minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan's racist remarks to Siddaramaiah criticising HD Deve Gowda, MyNation tracks the controversial statements made by Karnataka leaders in 2018.

As we bid adieu to 2018, we look back at some of those statements made by Tamil Nadu politicians that made the nation stand up and take notice