BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut informed on Thursday about taking down a tweet as well as an Instagram post, at the behest of party president J.P. Nadda, which she posted about US President Donald Trump earlier in the day. She reportedly penned a post sharing her thought on Mr Trump asking Apple CEO Tim Cook to not manufacture Apple products in India.
Kangana Ranaut deletes post on Donald Trump
The BJP MP from Mandi LS seat, apparently, made a distasteful comment on US President Donald Trump and was forced to retract after it received backlash on social media and also sent alarm bells ringing in the party ranks over the possible fallout of her Trump-Modi `comparison` remarks. The party is already battling to contain the damages, ignited by senior party leader and MP minister Vijay Shah’s controversial remarks on Colonel Sophiya Qureshi.
Kangana took to X to announce that she deleted the tweet about Donald Trump, on the party president`s directions and also dubbed it as personal opinion.
“JP Nadda ji called and asked me to delete the tweet I had posted regarding Trump asking Apple CEO Tim Cook not to manufacture in India. I regret posting that very personal opinion of mine, as per instructions, I immediately deleted it from Instagram as well,” she informed in a post on X.
Respected national president Shri @JPNadda ji called and asked me to delete the tweet I had posted regarding Trump asking Apple CEO Tim Cook not to manufacture in India.
I regret posting that very personal opinion of mine, as per instructions I immediately deleted it from…— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 15, 2025
Though Kangana’s post has been deleted now, a couple of viral screenshots claim that she drew a comparison between Donald Trump and PM Modi and also projected the US President as ‘inferior’ to the Indian counterpart.
What Donald Trump said about Apple production in India
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop producing iPhones in India, and rather make them in the US. Apple has no smartphone production in the US – most of its iPhones are made in China while facilities in India produce around 40 million units per year (about 15 per cent of Apple`s annual output). Trump, who in his second term as President is pushing for local manufacturing, said Apple will be “upping their production in the United States.”
“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said of his conversation with Apple`s CEO, in Doha. “I said to him, Tim, you`re my friend. I treated you very well. You`re coming in with USD 500 billion (investment). But now I hear you`re building all over India. I don`t want you building in India if you want to take care of India.”
Apple had earlier this year pledged to spend USD 500 billion in the US over the next four years. As a result of discussions with Cook, Trump said Apple will be “upping their production in the United States.”
(with inputs from agencies)
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