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Smile amid monsoon deaths? Mumbai's BJP chief Ameet Satam faces backlash

Mumbai BJP President Ameet Satam faces severe backlash from opposition parties after a video surfaced showing him smiling while discussing recent monsoon-related deaths. Critics, including Sanjay Raut and Varsha Gaikwad, condemned his apparent insensitivity, calling the deaths murders due to negligence. Satam claims his remarks were misinterpreted, explaining he was recounting his assembly statements on the incidents.

4 Jul 2026 1:23 pm