removal of dia's clip unfortunate, says HC; orders bmc to restore
Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- The removal of actor Dia Mirza's video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s eco-friendly Diwali campaign was "very unfortunate" and contrary to the "secular spirit" of the country, the Bombay high court said on Tuesday, directing the BMC to re-upload the deleted clip.
A division bench of justices GS Kulkarni and Dr Neela Gokhale said no person can be isolated from celebrating a festival and measures for environmental protection must not be given a "communal colour". "Some stray thought of one or two people" had sparked a controversy but giving "colour to her message is very unfortunate", it added.
The court's remarks came amid a massive row in the state, after the civic body selectively removed the actor's clip from social media following objections from a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and mayor Ritu Tawde's comments labelling her as "anti-Hindu". P4...
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