# Row after non-Hindus asked to leave Ahmedabad garba event 2026-10-16T04:37:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets An announcement at a garba event in Ahmedabad's Shela area on Wednesday (14 October) asked people from 'other faiths' and Muslims to leave the venue, sparking a controversy. Anchor Akash Trivedi, citing the Vishva Hindu Parishad's presence, made the remark on behalf of the event organisers. Videos of the incident went viral. Singer Aditya Gadhvi, who was performing, distanced himself, saying the announcement was not his message or his doing. He said a group had used his platform and that garba had never asked anyone for their surname. Anchor Akash also clarified the remark was not his personal view. VHP spokesperson Hitendrasinh Rajput defended the move, calling it a routine exercise by Bajrang Dal volunteers. Police have taken cognisance and said they will act against those found responsible. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Times of India and Rediff (quoting PTI) report the same event with near-identical facts. The singer and the anchor both disavow the announcement, the singer stresses garba's inclusive tradition. The VHP spokesperson defends the action as routine. The only difference is that Rediff privileges that defence by placing it in a bullet list and a separate sub-heading, while Times of India frames the incident through the singer's reaction. The two outlets agree that police have taken cognisance, which is the concrete next step to watch: the action the authorities take against those responsible will determine whether the episode moves from controversy to consequence. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with the viral controversy, then foregrounds singer's response - rediff.com (neutral report) Privileges VHP defence in bullets and sub-heading This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Aditya Gadhvi, Ahmedabad, Bajrang Dal, Navratri, Vishva Hindu Parishad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/row-after-non-hindus-asked-to-leave-ahmedabad-garba-event/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/row-after-non-hindus-asked-to-leave-ahmedabad-garba-event/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/