Vishwa Bhanu, a resident of Malad West, Mumbai, who is associated with the movie industry as an actor, wrote on Facebook today about the ordeal he suffered on the occasion of Diwali as a consequence of the intolerance of his Muslim neighbours.
It was on this day more than 2 centuries ago when Tipu Sultan massacred close to 800 Mandyam Iyengar men, women and children in cold blood in the town of Melkote.
The three-day Deepotsav is celebrated in Ayodhya during Diwali. The city is decorated with lights and artists are invited from all over the nation to display their art.
Maulana Abdul Waqeel Qasmi has issued a fatwa saying bursting firecrackers in un-Islamic and any profit earned from the business of firecrackers is 'haram'.