Akshay Kumar Ad Tweeted By Nitin Gadkari Slammed For "Promoting Dowry"
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The ad shows Akshay Kumar, dressed as a police officer, chiding the father of the bride for sending off his daughter with the groom in a car with only two airbags after the wedding.
An ad featuring actor Akshay Kumar, tweeted by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, for promoting safer cars with six airbags is holding up traffic on Twitter with criticism that it appears to promote dowry. 6 एयरबैग वाले गाड़ी से सफर कर जिंदगी को सुरक्षित बनाएं।#राष्ट्रीय_सड़क_सुरक्षा_2022#National_Road_Safety_2022@akshaykumarpic.twitter.com/5DAuahVIxE This is such a problematic advertisement. Who passes such creatives? Is the government spending money to promote the safety aspect of a car or promoting the evil& criminal act of dowry through this ad? https://t.co/0QxlQcjFNI 1. Disgusting to see Indian govt officially promoting dowry. What even???2. Cyrus Mistry died because the road design was faulty. That spot is an accident-prone area.Amazing way to deflect responsibility by pushing for 6 air bags (& expensive cars) instead of fixing roads. https://t.co/vTiTdkeei2 Is this an Ad for dowry?Tax payers money used for promoting dowry https://t.co/mhHtNVckyg
The ad shows Mr Kumar, dressed as a police officer, chiding the father of the bride for sending off his daughter with the groom in a car with only two airbags after the wedding.
The subtext that the car was gifted by the bride's father is being slammed by opposition parties, which have accused the government of "promoting dowry".
