Rajinikanth and Aamir Khan, both are making news on social media recently. However, for two entirely different reasons. Rajinikanth's latest song Marudhaani from his upcoming release Annaatthe released over two days ago but is still one of the topmost trend whereas Aamir's new CEAT tyre advertisement where he is seen advising people not to burst firecrackers on the streets on Diwali is getting ire from netizens and Hindus. Read on for more details:
Rajinikanth light up the screens with Annaatthe song Marudhaani
The song Marudhaani from Annaatthe features Rajinikanth, Keerthy Suresh, Khushboo Sunder and Meena. The track sees the superstar in a celebratory mood and dances like no one's watching. The song is set in a wedding sequence and sees Rajinikanth dressed in a traditional white outfit. The song has been sung by Nakash Aziz, Anthony Daasan, Vandana Srinivasan and the lyrics have been penned by Mani Amithavan while it has been composed by D Imman. Annaatthe has been directed by Siva and is slated to release in November clashing with Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi and Marvel's Eternals.
Aamir Khan's CEAT Diwali advertisement receives backlash for hurting Hindu sentiments
Taking objection to an advertisement by tyre major CEAT Ltd. in which Aamir Khan is seen advising people not to burst firecrackers on the roads during Diwali, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has written to MD and CEO Anant Vardhan Goenka to take cognisance of the advertisement causing "unrest among the Hindus''. He also asked the company to address the "problem blocking roads in the name of Namaz and noise emitted from mosques during Azan." In his letter to Goenka, Hegde wrote, "Your company's recent advertisement in which Aamir Khan advising people not to fire crackers on the streets is giving a very good message. Your concern to public issues needs applause. In this regard, I request you to address one more problem faced by people on roads, i.e., blocking roads in the name of Namaz on Fridays and other important festive days by Muslims."
@AnantkumarH hits hard at #CEAT #vinitGoenka in conveying the true sentiments of the majority community. It has become a fashion to comment on Hindu rituals & practices in the name of modernity & activism. Beware. Resugent Bharath condemns any attempt to denigrade our practices. pic.twitter.com/lGBdI45iHU
— Capt Ganesh Karnik (@GaneshKarnik) October 21, 2021
He also highlighted the noise pollution caused due to Azan and wrote, "loud noise is emitted from mics arranged on the top of mosques in our country when Azan is given". His letter further read, "That sound is beyond the permissible limits. On Fridays, it is prolonged for some more time. It is causing great inconvenience to people suffering from different ailments and taking rest, people working in different establishments and teachers teaching in classrooms. Actually, this list of sufferers is very long and only a few are mentioned here. As you are very keen and sensitive towards the problems faced by the general public and you also belong to the Hindu community, I am sure you can feel the discrimination done to the Hindus since centuries. Therefore, I kindly request you to take cognisance of this particular incident where your company's advertisement has created an unrest among the Hindus."
(Source: YouTube/PTI)
