Bombay High Court asks BMC to restore Dia Mirza’s Diwali video: “India is a secular country”
The bench said the clip was part of a court-backed awareness drive and warned against giving an environmental message a communal angle.
- On Tuesday, the Bombay High Court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to restore actor Dia Mirza's eco-friendly Diwali video, which the civic body had removed following political objections.
- Following objections from Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam, the BMC removed Mirza's clip after Mayor Ritu Tawde labeled her 'anti-Hindu,' while retaining similar campaign videos by Madhuri Dixit, Nishigandha Wad, and Ajinkya Rahane.
- Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale expressed 'deep pain and displeasure,' calling the controversy a 'petty mindset' while noting Mirza acted per judicial directions on environmental awareness.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the controversy as a 'small issue,' whereas Mumbai Congress President Varsha Gaikwad backed Mirza, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of deliberately creating caste tensions.
- The High Court reminded leaders that environmental awareness should not be turned into a communal issue, emphasizing 'India is a secular country' and that air pollution concerns affect everyone.
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Maintaining that he did not see the high court order and therefore would not comment on it, the BJP spokesman said some people who raise concerns over environmental protection and noise pollution during Hindu festivals remain silent when festivals of other religions are celebrated.
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