Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri made headlines following Diwali by sharing how his balcony sofa had caught fire after a firecracker entered his home on Sunday. He demanded accountabilty from the officials while saying 'rockets are not cultural pride,' only to face backlash over his remarks. Later in the day, the filmmaker announced that he was deleting his post as he did not want to hurt anyone's cultural or environmental sentiments or become a reason for further outrage. 

Vivek Agnihotri deletes post

Taking to X, Agnihotri announced, "I am deleting my previous tweet." Explaining his decision, he added, "Neither do I want to be the reason for anyone’s outrage nor do I want to enable or weaken anyone’s cultural or environmental narrative." The filmmaker also extended his Diwali wishes to his followers once again, writing, "Happy Diwali to everyone, once again."