Swara Bhasker expressed disapproval towards food blogger Nalini Unagar for her tweet proclaiming pride in being a vegetarian. Nalini posted a photo of her meal on X, featuring fried rice and paneer.
What the food blogger said :Nalini proudly shared a photo with the caption, “I am pleased to follow a vegetarian lifestyle. My plate is devoid of suffering, cruelty, and remorse.”
Swara responded by stating, “I fail to comprehend the arrogant self-righteousness displayed by vegetarians. Their diet essentially involves depriving calves of their mother’s milk… by artificially impregnating cows, separating them from their offspring, and taking their milk.”
Furthermore, she remarked, “Do you consume root vegetables? That results in the death of the entire plant! Kindly refrain from virtue signaling simply because it’s Bakr Eid! 🙏🏽🙏🏽” Bakr Eid, also known as Eid al-Adha, will be observed on June 16-17.
Swara recently celebrated Eid
Swara recently posted on Twitter a few months following her Eid al-Fitr celebration. She enjoyed the festival with her husband, Fahad Ahmad, and their daughter, Raabiyaa. Swara gave a sneak peek into her Eid festivities through her Instagram Stories. One of the stories showed Swara and Raabiyaa admiring the Eid ka Chaand. Another picture captured Swara, Fahad, and their daughter posing together for a family photo. Despite Swara being Hindu, Fahad practices Islam.
When Swara spoke about her and Fahad’s cultures
Swara organized a chhathi puja for Raabiyaa last year. She shared glimpses of the festivities and expressed her discovery of cultural similarities between her and Fahad’s families. In her message, Swara wrote, “The child is a blend of our diverse backgrounds. She is 62.5% from Uttar Pradesh, 12.5% from Bihar, and 25% from Andhra Pradesh. I strongly believe in representation and always support celebrations! Since our wedding, we have been uncovering shared cultural practices between Hindus and Muslims in North India, which reinforces my belief that love and joy can transcend any diversity.”
The caption accompanying the pictures stated, “Chhathhi, or the 6th day after the child’s birth, is celebrated in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. During this celebration, the mother and child dress in the color of turmeric, and the aunts and bua apply kaajal on the child, mother, and father to protect them from the evil eye. I am singing a popular ‘sohar’ (songs of celebration for newborns). Traditionally, sohars are mostly sung for male newborns, but I have adapted it for a newborn girl. Oh, and usually mothers don’t sing the sohars, it is the sisters and aunts who do, but I thought, why not since I have a dholak! I would like to thank Bhanu ji @partapsinghb11 for providing the dholak that made my singing bearable, and @manisha2967 for the tutorial on Chhathhi and the beautiful singing that I couldn’t edit in.”