A Pune-based content creator deleted his reel on social harmony on the background of the upcoming Ganeshotsav, after backlash on social media. Atharva Sudame, a social media influencer, apologised after deleting his post, saying he did not want to hurt religious sentiments.
Mr. Sudame, who has 1.7 million followers on Instagram, had posted a video for festival of Ganeshotsav festival. In the reel, which has since been deleted, Mr. Sudame appeared as a devotee who wants to buy an idol of Lord Ganpati. The seller of the idol quotes a price. Just as Mr. Sudame is about to buy the idol, a small boy wearing a skullcap comes running to the idol maker and hands him his lunch. After awkward silence, the idol maker tells Mr. Sudame that there are other shops down the street if he chooses to buy from some place else. To this, Mr. Sudame tells him that he must have had good intentions while making the idol.
