Amid the growing controversy with the Sikh community, Aditya Dhar has issued an official statement strongly condemning AI visuals involving smoking and turbans. He slammed the visuals, calling them deliberate act of misrepresentation intended to provoke and create mischief

“This bar is absolute and admits no exception. A person can’t simultaneously profess and practice a religion other than the one specified in clause 3 and claim membership of the Scheduled Caste,” the bench said