Bathinda/Chandigarh (PTI): Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Monday was granted bail in a defamation case by a court in Punjab's Bathinda, as she regretted the "misunderstanding" that arose following her social media post and said every 'mata' (mother) is respectable to her.

The court had last September directed the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to be present in person and rejected her plea to appear via video conference.

Security was beefed up in and around the Bathinda court complex ahead of the actor's appearance. She came escorted by security men and local police.

The court complex was corralled behind police barricades.

The defamation case stems from a retweet the actor made with her own comment on Mahinder Kaur, the 73-year-old complainant from Bahadurgarh Jandian villag

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