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New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party-led protest has ended, but the feud between CJP spokesperson Saurav Das and Kangana Ranaut has just begun.

After Kangana Ranaut called Gen Z protesters “gutter generation” and described their videos as “puke-inducing”, Saurav hit back at the actress.

Speaking to Barkha Dutt on The Mojo Story, Saurav Das said he has nothing personal against Kangana Ranaut, but she is making the exchange personal.

He said, “See, I have nothing personal against Kangana. She is the one using personal remarks against Gen Z and now against me. As I said on my Instagram Story today, ‘Yo, Kangana, just take a chill pill. Let’s talk this out.’ That is how it should be. The problem in this country is that people don’t talk anymore. There is less deliberation, discussion and debate. We should stay within our limits while speaking. That is what I would tell her.”

He also added that his friends had questioned why the actress is targeting him. He continued, “My friends were texting me and asking, ‘Why is she after your life?’ One of them said that I may look a little like a young Hrithik Roshan. This is what my friends told me. I was pleasantly surprised. Why should someone like her attack someone like me?”

“But in any case, be that as it may, I would just say: be careful of your words. Don’t sound frustrated. It is sounding very frustrated. These are not the words or sentences of someone who is mentally stable. Just think before speaking about the future generation of this country because, ultimately, she serves at the pleasure of the people. The government is at the pleasure of the people, and people cannot be disrespected in this manner.”

When asked if he will be open to the idea of having coffee with Kangana, he said, “Of course. We harbour no ill will against anybody, including BJP MPs.”

Taking to Instagram, Kangana slammed Gen Z protesters and wrote, “Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from Gen Z protests are puke-inducing—the way they speak and the kind of language they are using. Never in my life have I seen everything in every frame so jarring and so crass all at once. Ewwww, who is birthing and raising them?”

“They proudly flaunt their freedom to have drugs, drinks and shamelessly live off their parents’ earnings. I call them Generation Gutter. Some of them have nothing to offer to the system. They are not good at studies. They are so ugly and corrupt that they can’t even be homemakers,” she added.

Suarav then reacted to Kangana’s remarks in an interview with ANI and said, “Even members of her own party don’t pay much heed to Kangana Ranaut or take her seriously, so why should we? I don’t think anyone in Gen Z, Gen Alpha or any younger generation takes her seriously or listens to what she says.”

“She is a politician now. There were videos from when she visited her constituency in Himachal Pradesh where she remarked that she had expected the job to require very little work, only to realise that being a Member of Parliament involves a massive amount of labour. That speaks volumes about her own seriousness,” he told the publication.

Kangana then responded to Saurav on Instagram and wrote, “I just Googled this person and he is 28 years old. And he claims to be a student. How he claims to be a student, I have no clue! At his age, I had two National Awards.” Defending her earlier remarks about being overwhelmed by her responsibilities as an MP, Kangana wrote, “Yes, as a new parliamentarian, I was overwhelmed with all the work because I am also a filmmaker, performing artist, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur.”

“But someone like him, who is totally useless and unemployed, will never understand what it means to be in massive demand at all times, at any age. Dear Saurav, your issues are personal. You are not a student; you are simply useless. Let’s start with learning some skill. It’s a good place to start,” she added.