Mumbai, Nov 3 Ritu Tawde is the first mayor of Mumbai who focuses on caste and religion, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray alleged on Tuesday after the Bombay High Court expressed “deep pain and displeasure” over political objections to actor Dia Mirza’s eco-friendly Diwali campaign video.
He said mayors across the world talk about clean water, education, open spaces, primary healthcare centres, but “She (Tawde) is the first mayor who focuses on caste and religion”.
In a post on X, Thackeray said the BJP turns every administration controlled by it into a circus.
“Total clownery in the BMC, where the mayor and her bosses claim they don’t know what the administration does, whenever it goes wrong,” Thackeray said.
He said the mayor’s focus has been on her car’s red beacon, renovation of her residence and now on a citizen’s religion in a video message that was asked for by the BMC itself.
Expressing “deep pain and displeasure” over political objections to actor Dia Mirza’s video for an eco-friendly Diwali campaign, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the BMC to re-upload the deleted clip, reminding the public that the Constitution expects all citizens to foster a secular spirit.
The development came a day after Mirza’s video sparked a political row, leading the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to selectively remove her clip from social media following Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam’s objection and Mayor Tawde’s comments labelling her “anti-Hindu”.
(PTI News)
