BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde writes to CEAT Tyres to make advert showcasing nuisance of namaz on roads, loudspeakers in mosques: Full textual content of letter

Uttara Kannada MP and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) chief Anantkumar Hegde shot a letter to CEAT Tyres MD and CEO, Anant Vardhan Goenka urging the corporate to launch one more commercial showcasing nuisance confronted as a consequence of street blockages by namaz. 
The letter was written in response to a CEAT Tyres ‘awareness campaign’ advert launched a couple of weeks in the past, showcasing Bollywood actor Aamir Khan education kids on how bursting crackers on the street causes inconvenience. 

The actor within the TVC says, “Roads are to drive vehicles and not burst crackers.” Though the commercial options ‘celebration of winning a cricket match,’ it was launched simply forward of main Hindu festivals of Dussehra and Diwali.
Highlighting this ‘public message,’ Hegde in his letter to CEAT Tyres CEO mentioned, “Your concern to public issues need 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 Friday and other important festive days by Muslims.” 
Letter by Uttara Kannada BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde. Image Source: Facebook
Hegde additional said that how even emergency automobiles equivalent to ambulances and firetrucks are left hapless on being caught in site visitors attributable to such blockades, placing a number of lives in danger. 
Since the model is on a ‘public awareness’ spree, the BJP MP additionally urged the model to spotlight the noise air pollution triggered as a consequence of loudspeakers put in at mosques emanating loud sounds each day typically exceeding the permissible decibel restrict. 
“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 Hindus for centuries,” mentioned Hegde additional. 
Taking a dig at Aamir Khan, Hegde additionally talked about that it has grow to be a norm for some anti-Hindu actors to level out all the things improper concerning the Hindu neighborhood whereas ignoring the ills of their very own. 
Requesting the MD and CEO of CEAT Tyres to take cognizance of the matter, Hegde concluded the letter by wishing a ‘Very Happy Deepavali.’ 
Full textual content of the letter by MP Anantkumar Hegde to CEAT CEO and MD
Dear Shri Goenka, Your firm’s latest commercial wherein Amir Khan advising folks to not fireplace crackers on the streets is giving an excellent message. Your concern for public points wants applause.
In this regard, I request you to handle yet one more drawback confronted by folks on roads, i. e., blocking roads within the title of Namaz on Fridays and different essential festive days by Muslims. It is a quite common scene in lots of Indian cities the place Muslims block busy roads and carry out Namaz. At that point, automobiles like ambulances and firefighters automobiles are additionally struck in site visitors inflicting grave losses.
I additionally request you to spotlight the difficulty of noise air pollution in your adverts. Every day, loud noise is emitted from mikes organized on the highest of mosques in our nation when Azan is given. That sound is past the permissible limits. On Fridays, it’s extended for some extra time. It is inflicting nice inconvenience to folks affected by completely different illnesses and taking relaxation, folks working in numerous institutions and lecturers instructing in school rooms. Actually, this record of victims could be very lengthy and only some are talked about right here.
As you’re very eager and delicate in direction of the issues confronted by most people and also you additionally belong to the Hindu neighborhood, I’m certain you’ll be able to really feel the discrimination finished to the Hindus since centuries. Nowadays, a gaggle of Anti-Hindu actors at all times harm the Hindu sentiments whereas they by no means attempt to expose the improper doings of their neighborhood.
Therefore, I kindly request you to take a cognizance of this specific incident the place your organization’s commercial has created an unrest among the many Hindus. I hope in future your group will respect the Hindu sentiment and won’t harm it instantly or not directly by any means.
Thank you and Happy Deepavali!
‘Fabindia faces the heat’
Recently, one more Indian model confronted the warmth for cultural appropriation after it named its Diwali assortment ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz.’ 
Fabindia on October 01 launched its ‘festive season’ assortment and launched a number of digital adverts selling the identical. However, the gathering meant for ‘festival of lights’ (Diwali) carried an Urdu title and sported fashions with no bindis, thereby, drawing flak from the netizens. 
Fabindia’s ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ advert marketing campaign
Several took objection to the model taking somewhat an excessive amount of inventive liberty for a Hindu competition and known as for a boycott. The model was compelled to take down its posts and digital advert marketing campaign. It additionally quietly renamed the gathering to ‘Jhilmil si Diwali’ and claimed that ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ was not meant to indicate Diwali. 
The bogus justification led to additional outrage by the netizens with #boycottfabindia trending on Twitter.