New Delhi: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has reacted to the controversy surrounding a teenage girl's apology after she allegedly used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

Sharing a screenshot from the girl's apology video on her Instagram Story, Ranaut alleged that the teenager had been influenced by others and urged parents to protect children from what she described as "leftist" and "feminist" ideologies.

"She is hardly 15, yeh khud bol rahi hai she never posted anything against Modi ji in her whole life but that day her friends took her there and people instigated her to abuse, aap apne bachchon ko evil feminazi and demonic leftists se bachao, we need to protect our children from them. Khud notice karo ek bhi scarf/burkha wali beti ne bhonda pardarshan nahi kiya but our daughters are easily manipulated, aisa kyu? we as a community are failing somewhere, We must introspect, we must protect our daughters," Ranaut wrote.

Her remarks came after the teenager shared a video apologising for her comments, which has since gone viral on social media.

Earlier, the Noida Police registered an FIR against the girl over allegedly objectionable remarks made against the Prime Minister during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest over the NEET-UG paper leak.

Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke warned that the protests would resume if the FIRs filed against students were not withdrawn.

"We will continue our protests if the FIRs against students are not withdrawn. If needed, the next protest will be even bigger," Dipke told reporters.

The controversy also drew a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the issue in a video shared on Instagram. While acknowledging public anger over the language used during the protest, Modi urged people to respond with compassion rather than punishment.

"Today I just feel like talking to you. The country and the world have witnessed what happened at Jantar Mantar. Some mischievous children used very crude and abusive language, words that do not befit any civilised society. I was personally abused, and even my late mother was subjected to abuse. It was a truly ugly spectacle," the Prime Minister said.

He added, "However, I want to talk about the fact that mistakes happen in childhood, and childhood also offers the opportunity to correct those mistakes; that is simply the nature of being young. Therefore, I can fully understand the outrage within society. It comes as a cultural shock to see our daughters using such language. Yet, now is the time to embrace these children and show them the right path. They have lost their way, and it is our duty to guide them."

Emphasising rehabilitation over punishment, Modi said, "I want to forgive them. Society, too, should accept this. I hold only one sentiment in my heart. Sometimes, our tongue gets caught between our teeth and bleeds, yet we do not break our teeth; after all, both the teeth and the tongue belong to us. These children are ours, too. It is our duty to show them the right path."

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The controversy follows the recent NEET-UG paper leak protests, after which former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. Parliament has since passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, aimed at strengthening laws to curb paper leaks.

(PTI)