Today in Ahmedabad, in a sharp reaction on a tweet by Music Director Vishal Dadlani and AAP Aam Aadmi Party member on Jain Saint TarunSagar. Comprehensive protest by Jain community was made against objectionable remarks by Dadlani against the Saint. FIR has been registered by Ahmedabad Mayor Gautam Shah and BJP MLA Rakesh Shah against Dadlani in EllisBridge police station, as per sources.
Dadlani on Saturday quit all political work after his tweet on Jain religious leader TarunSagar created controversy. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed Dadlani’s tweet on the religious leader as “unfortunate”. Highly revered religious leader of the Digambar Jain community saint TarunSagar addressed the Haryana assembly on Friday. A day later the Jain saint’s address, music director and AAP supporter Dadlani in a tweet, termed Tarun Sagar’s speech as “mockery”. However the particular tweet was later removed. Kejriwal tweeted, “TarunSagar ji Maharaj is a very revered saint, not just for Jains but everyone. Those showing disrespect is unfortunate and should stop.” “I met TarunSagar ji Maharaj last year. Our family regularly listens to his discourses on TV. We deeply respect him and his thoughts,” Kejriwal said in another tweet. Delhi’s HM Satyendar Jain apologised for Dadlani’s tweet. Dadlani also later apologised for his tweet. “I apologise wholeheartedly. My tweet was against the overlap of religion and governance. Not any particular religion,” Dadlani tweeted.
