Meerut: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Bharala has slammed Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha, who was unable to answer a question on 'Ramayana' during a popular television quiz show last week.
Bharala, who holds a ministerial rank position as Chairman of the Labour Welfare Council, called Sonakshi a 'Dhan Pashu' (money animal) and said such people have no time for learning and only care about earning money.
"In modern times, these people are only after money. All they care about is earning money and spending that money on themselves. They have no knowledge of history and gods. They have no time for learning. Nothing can be sadder than this," he said.
The Minister was referring to Sonakshi Sinha's Ramayan gaffe where she faild to answer a question related to Ramayana in an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati on September 20.
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On the show to support a contestant from Rajasthan, Sonakshi was asked: "According to Ramayana, Hanuman fetched the 'Sanjeevani Booti' (herb) for whom?"
She apparently did not know the answer from the four options given -- Sugriva, Lakshmana, Sita and Rama, and finally used a lifeline to answer the question.
Sonakshi's lack of knowledge on Indian ancient epic surprised show's host actor Amitabh Bachchan. Big B also took to social media to point out how strange it was as she lives in a house called Ramayana, her father's name is Shatrughan Sinha, whose three other brothers are called Ram, Lakshman and Bharat, and her own brothers are named Luv and Kush.
Once the video clip went viral, the Dabangg actor was bound to go through social media trial as netizens soon started trending #YoSonakshiSoDumb. She, however, hit back at trolls saying she does not remember many other things and if trollers have no work, they can make memes on them too.
Meanwhile, Sonakshi is awaiting the release of Dabangg 3 which hits big screens on December 20.
