Mumbai's mayor slams BMC over Dia Mirza's Diwali video
Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- The mayor of Mumbai, Ritu Tawde, lashed out at actor Dia Mirza over her participation in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) firecracker-free Diwali campaign, saying she did not need to tell Hindus how to celebrate their festival. Tawde also reprimanded the BMC administration for including Mirza in the campaign, saying the decision was taken without consulting the civic body's political leadership.
"Dia Mirza does not need to teach us how Hindus should celebrate Diwali. We know how to celebrate our own Diwali. Her selective agenda is becoming increasingly evident. That is why we opposed her video," Tawde told reporters after the BMC removed Mirza's campaign video from its website and social media accounts. The video, featuring Mirza's appeal to citizens not to burst firecrackers or contribute to air and noise pollution, was removed after BJP Mumbai president Ameet Satam objected to the actor's participation in the anti-firecracker campaign.
"We don't need lessons on how to celebrate #Diwali from @deespeak. Our traditions are deeply rooted in our culture," Satam wrote in a post on X. Tawde accused Mirza of repeatedly opposing PM Narendra Modi and his initiatives and taking positions against Hindutva....
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