New Delhi, April 16 -- Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has weighed in on the controversy surrounding her recent "tapori" remark aimed at the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, defending her statement while questioning the standards of Gandhi's political discourse in Parliament.

In a conversation with ANI, Ranaut clarified that she holds "respect for everybody" but doesn't believe in glorifying the LOP's stature.

"I have respect for everybody. But I cannot pretend unnecessarily to put a crown on his head, which he doesn't deserve. Why should I glorify him? Is that the standard of opposition that we are setting and the standard of conduct that we're talking about? In Mumbai, a tapori is someone who may not have the formal etiquette," ...