- Director Vivek Agnihotri criticised reckless Diwali firecracker usage.
- His balcony sofa caught fire from an errant rocket.
- He deleted his tweet after receiving online backlash.
- Agnihotri aimed to avoid feeding any cultural narrative.
Director Vivek Agnihotri, who earlier criticised the reckless use of firecrackers on Diwali, has now backtracked. The director took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared that he deleted his previous tweet addressed to the Mayor of Mumbai, Ritu Tawde.
He shared that the reason behind deleting his tweet is that he doesn’t want to feed any “narrative”, after he received backlash for his previous tweet from certain sections of the Internet users.
He wrote, “I am deleting my previous tweet. Neither do I want to be the reason for anyone’s outrage nor do I want to enable or weaken anyone’s cultural or environmental narrative. Happy Diwali to everyone, once again”.
I am deleting my previous tweet. Neither do I want to be the reason for anyone’s outrage nor do I want to enable or weaken anyone’s cultural or environmental narrative. Happy Diwali to everyone, once again. 🇮🇳 🪔
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 9, 2026
The director, who is known for ‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘The Tashkent Files’, ‘The Bengal Files’ and others, earlier penned a long tweet, and spoke about a potential fire hazard at his house was averted just in time as his dogs alerted everyone in the house about an errant rocket.
He wrote, “Last night, our balcony sofa caught fire after being hit by an errant rocket. Thankfully, our dogs alerted us in time, and the fire-resistant fabric helped prevent a potentially serious accident. We had always feared something like this could happen. This time, we were lucky but what about other victims? Who doesn’t love celebrating Diwali? But errant rockets are not a cultural pride, they are a fire hazard. Our great culture doesn’t permit us to put innocent lives, homes and property at risk. Your appeal may have come a little late, but it will mean little without strict enforcement”.
He further mentioned, “More importantly, accountability must not end with those bursting crackers. Those responsible for creating awareness, enforcing court orders, ensuring fire safety and preventing such violations must also be held accountable. I hope the authorities will investigate the fires across Mumbai and fix responsibility wherever negligence or failure to enforce the law is established”.
“Whatever a person in a position of responsibility does, others follow. The standards they set become the standards society lives by”, he added.
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