MUMBAI: As several people came together to light diyas and lamps to signify unity as per PM Modi's #9pm9minutes initiative, there were a few who utilised the moment to burst firecrackers during this period. This didn't go down too well with Bollywood.
Sonam Kapoor took to Twitter to express her confusion regarding the situation.
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People are bursting crackers. Just FYI . They dogs are freaking out. Do people think it’s Diwali? I’m so confused.
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 5, 2020
There was complete peace and quite, and now the birds ,dogs and sirens are freaking out in south Delhi because some morons decided to burst fire crackers tonight.
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 5, 2020
Richa Chaddha also seemed quite irritated due to the atrocities and posted on her Twitter,
Why crackers ? Why?
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) April 5, 2020
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta posted about the happenings around him on his account where he wrote,
My neighbours lit diyas, candles and then chanted Go Corona Go, idhar se nikal aur kabhi waapas mat aana. Then they kicked a pot which cracked. Then they clapped in unison. Then crackers were burst elsewhere. I was writing.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) April 5, 2020
Actor Adil Hassan also shared on his account about the bursting of firecrackers in his neighbourhood,
We are with Dia! Some people are bursting crackers in South Delhi! 🤔🤔🤔🤔
— Adil hussain (@_AdilHussain) April 5, 2020
Swara Bhasker was also seen retweeting a video of a house which caught fire during that time period. She, however, added no captions to it.
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Massive fire in a building in my neighborhood from bursting crackers for #9baje9mintues. Fire brigade just drove in. Hope everyone's safe. pic.twitter.com/NcyDxYdeFW
— Mahim Pratap Singh (@mayhempsingh) April 5, 2020