Pooja Bhatt SLAMS People Chanting Jai Shree Ram Inside Mumbai Metro: 'How Is This Permissible In A Public Space...'

A video of a group of people singing “Jai Shri Ram” chants and Garba songs, possibly as part of Navratri celebrations inside a Mumbai metro, has gone viral on social media. Actress Pooja Bhatt, recently seen on Bigg Boss OTT 2, expressed her disapproval on X (formerly Twitter), calling it a misuse of public space and stating it shouldn’t be allowed. Her remarks sparked backlash, with many trolling her and pointing out that the group had booked the metro coach in advance and wasn’t disturbing anyone else.

A tweet from Kunal Purohit that had the video embedded, read, “This, truly, is what Hindutva Pop music has been designed for–the easy appeal that it creates among various classes, across the rural & urban. Well-heeled, upper-class youngsters, seeing no problem in singing this in a metro. H-Pop is everywhere.”

Pooja quoted the tweet and wrote, “How is this permissible in a public space? Doesn’t matter if it is Hindutva pop,Christmas carols,Bollywood blockbusters or anything in between. Public spaces cannot be misused in this manner. How and why are the authorities permitting this? Yeah,now bring on the abuse (sic).”

She went on to add, “If we can’t follow basic rules there is no hope for law & order to prevail in the real sense. Illegal hoardings of ALL political parties that desecrate the city the metro being turned into a party zone. Firecrackers being lit in the middle of the street-used as cover by assailants (sic).”

On the work front, Pooja Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, entered the reality TV space by becoming a part of Bigg Boss OTT 2. Taking her OTT career forward, she will now be seen in Amazon Prime Video’s Big Girls Don’t Cry. She will be playing the role of a school principal in the series. Besides Pooja, the series also features Avantika Vandanapu, Aneet Padda, Dalai, Vidushi, Lhakyila, Afrah Sayed, Akshita Sood, Raima Sen, and Zoya Hussain in pivotal roles.