Just a day after Kangana Ranaut gave it back to the Karni Sena in a statement, saying that she will destroy each one of them if they didn't stop harassing her over the release of her upcoming film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, the president of Maharashtra Karni Sena -- Ajay Singh Sengar said, "If she continues to threaten the members of our outfit, we will not let her walk freely in Maharashtra and will burn her film sets." Sengar also added that if Manikarnika insulted the queen of Jhansi in any manner, Kangana won't be forgiven by the Hindu society.

on Friday, Kangana Ranaut had said in a statement, "Four historians have certified Manikarnika, we have got censor certificate as well, Karni Sena has been conveyed this but they are continuing to harass me. If they don't stop then they should know I am also a Rajput and I will destroy each one of them."

Reportedly, Karni Sena's Maharashtra wing had protested against the release of Manikarnika, saying that the period film "alludes to Rani Laxmibai`s relationship with a British officer". They also alleged that the film has the queen dancing on a special song, which they feel is against the tradition. The members of the outfit had asked the makers of the film to show it to them before its theatrical release. They had also threatened that if the image of the queen of Jhansi is maligned in any way in the film, the makers will have to "face consequences".

When the national head of Karni Sena was contacted by MidDay earlier, he had shared the reason behind their protests against the film saying, "Time and again, we have seen that filmmakers try to take liberties by showing certain scenes [with the purpose of] adding titillation. We won't tolerate such nonsense."

He added, "We had raised concerns in February last year. Despite the Supreme Court judgement, we didn't allow Padmaavat to release in many states. Manikarnika will face the same consequence. We have requested the producers to show us the film before its release. If they release it without showing to us, we will damage property and won't be liable for it."

This isn't the first time that Kangana's Manikarnika has found itself amidst a controversy. However, the movie, which also stars Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni, Danny Denzongpa, Suresh Oberoi among others is slated to hit the theatres on January 25.