: Dabur had to withdraw Karwa Chauth ad due to ‘public intolerance’, says SC judge DY Chandrachud #IndiaNEWS Consumer goods company Dabur had to withdraw its advertisement showing a same-sex couple

Dabur had to withdraw Karwa Chauth ad due to ‘public intolerance’, says SC judge DY Chandrachud #IndiaNEWS
Consumer goods company Dabur had to withdraw its advertisement showing a same-sex couple celebrating the Hindu festival Karwa Chauth because of “public intolerance???, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said on Sunday.On October 25, Dabur took down the advertisement hours after Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra warned of legal action against the firm.The commercial for Dabur’s beauty brand Fem showed two women performing the Karwa Chauth ritual of couples looking at each other through a sieve. Mishra had said that showing lesbian couple performing the ritual was “objectionable???. He had questioned why such advertisements showed “festivities related to the Hindu religion??? only.On Sunday, Justice Chandrachud mentioned the controversy while speaking at an online event organised by the National Legal Services Authority and the National Commission for Women.Chandrachud spoke about “divergence between ideals of the law and the real state of the society??? when it came to constitutional rights of women.He recounted certain court cases related to maternity leaves and domestic violence. The judge then went on to add: “...Just two days ago, all of you would know about this advertisement which a company was required to pull down...It was an advertisement for Karwa Chauth of a same-sex couple....Read more

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