Mumbai: Television actor Aly Goni took to Instagram to reveal that he has been receiving death threats for not chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
Aly, who faced backlash over his viral video from Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, warned trollers not to post anything negative about his family or girlfriend Jasmine Bhasin.
“Mujhe death threats aa rahe hain bhar-bhar ke. Mere emails bhare hue hain, mere comments bhare hue hain. Log tweet kar rahe hain ki mere liye FIR karo, for what? Main toh bohot normal si baat bolta hoon ki main toh Musalman hoon, isliye mere par daala gaya, par kai Hindu hain jo Ganpati nahi laate hain, kya woh Hindu nahi hain? (I am receiving death threats nonstop. My emails are flooded, my comments are full. People are tweeting, asking for an FIR against me—for what? I’m just saying something very normal: that I am a Muslim, so action was taken against me, but there are many Hindus who don’t bring Ganpati—does that mean they aren’t Hindu?),” Aly said in an interview with Filmygyan.
“Ye jo dhamki dene wale hain ya jo Jasmin ko gali dene wale hain, inme se ek mein bhi himmat hai toh mere saamne aakar bole, I swear on God, main gardan kaat kar haath mein de dunga. Meri maa, behen ya Jasmine ke baare mein koi bolega toh I will not tolerate. (Those who are giving threats or abusing Jasmin, if any of them have the courage, let them come in front of me and say it. I swear on God, I will cut their neck and hold it in my hand. If anyone says anything about my mother, sister, or Jasmine, I will not tolerate it).”
The actor clarified that during the celebrations, he was lost in thoughts and it was the first time he was attending the festival.
He also shared that in his religion, it’s forbidden to offer any other prayer than namaz.
For the unversed, Aly attended Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Krushna Abhishek and Kashmera Shah’s home, along with his girlfriend Jasmine.
In the video, Aly was seen standing quietly while Jasmin and others chanted ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’.
When Jasmine urged him to chant the same, he chose not to.
Following this, Aly was brutally trolled by netizens.
On the work front, Aly was recently seen on the celebrity cooking show ‘Laughter Chefs Season 2’, hosted by Harpal Singh Sodhi and Bharti Singh. While Elvish Yadav and Karan Kundra bagged the trophy, Aly and his partner Reem Shaikh emerged as runner-up in the show.
