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Dia Mirza’s Diwali appeal sparks row; Mayor calls her anti-Hindu
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has deleted a video featuring actor Dia Mirza from its pollution-free Diwali campaign after Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam objected to her inclusion, sparking a controversy. The BMC had appealed to citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers and celebrate an…
The Bombay High Court expressed discontent over the removal of Dia Mirza's eco-friendly Diwali campaign video. Political objections led to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's decision to delete the clip. The court emphasized the need for a secular approach in environmental awareness efforts…
MUMBAI: The controversy surrounding actor Dia Mirza’s video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) eco-friendly Deepawali campaign has once again raised questions about selective activism in Bollywood. While celebrities frequently step forward to advise Hindus on how to celebrate their…
The Dia Mirza controversy has taken a fresh turn after the Bombay High Court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to restore the Bollywood actress’s video promoting an environment-friendly Diwali. The court criticised political objections to the campaign, invoking India’s secular…
The Bombay High Court's intervention in the Dia Mirza video row raises uncomfortable questions about selective environmental activism, celebrity sermons directed at Hindus and the inconsistent application of secularism.
Mayor says, administration should take clearance on the list of celebrities in the future; Mirza says, video was in public interest, as per Bombay High Court order; Opposition slams BJP for being religiously divisive
In an awareness video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, actor Dia Mirza had appealed to the public, citing a High Court order, not to burst firecrackers on public roads.
Expressing displeasure over the controversy surrounding the actor's eco-friendly Diwali message, the court criticised objections to the campaign
The controversy over actress Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali message has intensified after the actress questioned why her video was removed from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) social media accounts. Dia said the video had been recorded at the request of the Bombay High Court and…
The move sparked a political row, with the actor defending her message as a public health appeal. Here's what happened and why the controversy has taken a Hindutva turn.
Actress Dia Mirza has defended her role in a pollution-free Diwali video made for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), after the civic body deleted the video following an objection from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In a statement to IANS, Mirza said the video was recorded in the…
The BMC removed Dia Mirza's pollution-awareness video after Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam objected to her appeal. The move has raised questions about the civic body's campaign, the High Court's directions and selective action.
MUMBAI: The ruling alliance partners in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the BJP and the Shiv Sena, are divided over the removal of a video featuring film actor Dia Mirza from the civic body's official social media platforms. The video urged citizens to celebrate an environment-friendly…
BMC bows to pressure after Mumbai BJP chief says “We don’t need lessons on how to celebrate Diwali from her”
Hitting out at Dia Mirza, Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde said Hindus are well aware of how to celebrate Diwali and don't need the actor to “teach them”.
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has deleted a video featuring actor Dia Mirza from its pollution-free Diwali campaign after Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam objected to her inclusion, sparking a controversy. The BMC had appealed to citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers and…
A Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) has been suspended after footage from a hidden camera at a religious leader’s residence allegedly showed him planting heroin beneath a bed mattress before a police raid. The incident has raised questions over the conduct of the Khanna police in Punjab’s…
Mumbai: A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. While Mirza’s clip urging…
Mumbai, Nov 2 : The BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday criticised Bollywood actor Dia Mirza over her participation in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) pollution-free Diwali campaign, saying that people in the country know how to celebrate the festival and do not need to be told how to do so…
Mumbai: A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. While Mirza’s clip urging…
A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. While Mirza’s clip urging people to…
