Actor and newly elected BJP MP Kangana Ranaut said she deleted a social media post she had made on US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Apple’s manufacturing plans in India. Ranaut wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Respected national president Shri @JPNadda ji called and asked me to delete the tweet I had posted regarding Trump asking Apple CEO Tim Cook not to manufacture in India. I regret posting that very personal opinion of mine, as per instructions I immediately deleted it from Instagram as well. Thanks.”

At a business event in Doha, US President Donald Trump said he had expressed concerns to Apple CEO Tim Cook over the company's reported expansion in India. Trump claimed he told Cook: “I said to him, my friend, I am treating you very good. You are coming up with $500 billion, but now I hear you are building all over India. I don't want you building in India. You can build in India, if you want to take care of India because India is one of the highest tariff nations in the world.”

He also alleged that New Delhi had offered a deal with zero tariffs on US goods. “They offered us a deal where basically they have agreed to charge us literally no tariffs. I said Tim, we are treating you really good… We are not interested in you building in India. India can take care of themselves,” Trump said.

Trump’s comments come at a time when Apple has been expanding its manufacturing base in India. CEO Tim Cook had earlier said he expected most iPhones sold in the US would soon be made in India. Apple currently operates three plants in the country — two in Tamil Nadu and one in Karnataka — run by Foxconn and the Tata Group. Two more manufacturing units are reportedly on the way.

Respected national president Shri @JPNadda ji called and asked me to delete the tweet I had posted regarding Trump asking Apple CEO Tim Cook not to manufacture in India.
I regret posting that very personal opinion of mine, as per instructions I immediately deleted it from…

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 15, 2025

In the fiscal year ending March, Apple assembled iPhones worth $22 billion in India, reflecting a 60% rise in production compared to the previous year.

Trump’s remarks are seen in the context of his administration’s broader push for American companies to move production away from China. While India has been a key part of Apple’s strategy to diversify its manufacturing, Trump’s comments may influence how tech companies approach their expansion in South Asia.

Kangana Ranaut’s since-deleted post on the issue and her follow-up statement underline how the US president’s statement has also triggered political caution within India.

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