Lenskart & Air India Under Fire For 'No Bindi, No Sindoor'
After the Lenskart controversy triggered protests across cities, even Air India faced backlash over an old policy—though both later clarified the claims were misinterpreted or outdated.
After the Lenskart controversy, reactions escalated on the ground. In Mumbai, BJP Minority Morcha leader Nazia Elahi Khan entered a Lenskart store, confronted a staff member, and accused the company of restricting tilak.
She then applied tilaks to employees, while slogans like “Har Har Mahadev” were raised.
Similar incidents were reported in Bhopal, Pune, and Bengaluru, where groups visited stores, tied kalawa, and protested.
Amid this, Air India also got dragged into controversy over an old cabin crew handbook mentioning limits on bindi, sindoor, and tilak. The issue spread quickly due to comparisons with Lenskart.
However, both Lenskart and Air India later clarified that the claims were either misinterpreted or based on outdated information, and that employees are allowed to follow their cultural and religious practices.
