Hitting hard at the AAP led-Delhi Government, a host of celebrities expressed anger over the demand made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for including the pictures of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi on the currency notes.
Model and actress Gauahar Khan famous for her role in films like Ishaqzaade, Fever and Badrinath Ki Dhulania took to Twitter to comment, “Alas a leader who I thought was focused on development has fallen prey to the race of winning in politics. Religion is used only by the weakest kind of politicians. The greed of wanting to win a state election can make u so different. #sad Time to unfollow.”
Without naming the AAP, singer, songwriter and music composer Vishal Dadlani tweeted: “The Constitution of India states that we are a Secular Socialist Republic. Hence, religion must have NO PLACE in governance. To be completely clear, I have nothing to do with anyone who brings any part of any religion to any aspect of government. Jai Hind.
Dadlani was associated with Kejriwal since the ‘India Against Corruption’ movement in the early years of the last decade. He was one of the star campaigners of the party in all elections in 2016. In 2016, he “quit all active political work/affiliation” after a row erupted over his remarks on Jain monk Tarun Sagar. After that under pressure from Kejriwal, he had to apologize. Dadlani composed and sung the AAP’s campaign song ‘Lage Raho Kejriwal’ for the 2020 state Assembly election.
Another famous celebrity, actor Nakuul Mehta commented, “And they all fall down.. EVENTUALLY”, while quoting the tweet of AAP senior leader Atishi, “I want to say with folded hands in front of BJP, don't oppose this proposal. This is not only @ArvindKejriwal ji's proposal but all 130 Cr countrymen. You hate Arvind Kejriwal, but why hate Lakshmi ji and Ganesh ji? Why hate the prosperity of the country?”
Criticizing the AAP statement, actor and model Gul Panag, in her tweet, said, “Whether it’s a means to an end or an end in itself - bringing religion into everything, is a game everyone will play now. And not just politicians! Those who disagree can keep invoking the Constitution, in vain. #currencynotes.”
On Wednesday, Kejriwal had told the media, “Today, I am appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre that our currency notes have the image of Mahatma Gandhi on one side. It should remain as it is but on the other side, there should be an image of Ganesha and Lakshmi.”