Priyanka Chopra’s whirlwind destination wedding at Udaipur might be over, but the criticism for choosing to burst firecrackers, and hiring a horse and an elephant for the nuptials, is doggedly haunting the newlyweds. Apart from drawing a lot of flak from social media for the fireworks, Priyanka and Nick Jonas have had to face animal rights organisation PETA’s wrath as well.
On Monday, PETA posted on Twitter, “Dear Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Elephants for weddings live in chains and horses are controlled with whips, spiked bits. People are rejecting elephant rides and having horse-free weddings. Congrats, but we regret it was not a happy day for animals.”
Dear @priyankachopra and @nickjonas. Eles 4 weddings live n chains & horses r controlled w whips, spiked bits. Ppl r rejecting ele rides: https://t.co/Gea5jvP6LP & having horse-free weddings. Congrats, but we regret it was not a happy day for animals. pic.twitter.com/p9FFeJ969B
— PETA India (@PetaIndia) December 3, 2018
The post was tweeted along with a video titled, “Band, Baaja, Brutality” that details the horrific treatment that these horses have to go through when they are used for weddings. PETA India CEO Manilal Valliyate told IANS, “Priyanka has been ill served by not being advised of the firestorm that would be caused by participating in animal abuse. It doesn’t make a person look big or glamorous to promote cruelty to animals who have no choice but to serve. It makes them look small. Overwhelmingly, these days PETA is delighted to see so many celebrities feel passionately about protecting animals.”
The #NickYanka wedding celebrations were also at the receiving end of criticism as social media users remembered how Priyanka had strongly advocated against the use of firecrackers. Following her Christian wedding to Nick on December 1, their elaborate firecracker display at Udaipur was captured by news agency ANI.
Please don’t burn firecrackers. Priyanka Chopra is asthmatic pic.twitter.com/IrzMTz36FM
— purshottam mittal (@PurumittalDr) December 3, 2018
Soon after the video gained traction, people pointed out how Priyanka, who is a brand ambassador of a campaign related to asthma, had decided to burn fireworks during her wedding.
@Cipla_Global, Have you seen the firecrackers in Priyanka Chopra’s wedding?
Do you choose such bogus celebrity?
I protest @priyankachopra and yours too@KapilMishra_IND @ippatel @AajKaMogli1 @agg_garima @RituRathaur https://t.co/66ydf97dzR
— Sandeep Shinde (@sanatandeep_) December 3, 2018
Priyanka Chopra’s “Asthma” got cured when firecrackers were used on her wedding… It will come back during Diwali again… And I thought it’s not seasonal or functional illness but kinda permanent… You know what I mean. @priyankachopra #Hypocrisy #fake #celeb pic.twitter.com/4r73zkjCUH
— Rahul Mehta (@razmatazzaryan) December 3, 2018
Priyanka Chopra & her opulent wedding in Jodhpur where the fireworks display after the wedding
could easily have been avoided. She after all came on TV to give the social message that firecrackers pollute the air?#NickyankaKiShaadi #NickyankaWedding pic.twitter.com/fC5ajGI1Ks— Monica Sharma Menon (@monicathepoet) December 3, 2018
It is incredible. cipla cures priyanka Chopra’s asthma (which she has since 5 year’s age) just in time to allow her to enjoy wedding with firecrackers.
— purshottam mittal (@PurumittalDr) December 3, 2018
Priyanka chopra’s wedding firecrackers released oxygen: NDTV
https://t.co/gtN81YS9g7— नेहा बंसल (@nehabansalbjp) December 3, 2018
The least PriyanKa Chopra & Nick Jonas can do after burning 10 trucks of firecrackers made by women & children who die premature deaths is to buy carbon credits to offset the gigantic carbon footprint they have caused. Children, elderly, animals, plants r choking #epicfail pic.twitter.com/m2YhvOaA3g
— Bhairavi Goswami (@bhairavigoswami) December 3, 2018
