00:00What's going on? Isn't this religious politics? Why on this land? Why on shared spaces? Why without our consent?
00:07You see this white line? It has now triggered a Marathi versus Jain debate in this Khad Koper society.
00:12This line was drawn to welcome Jain monks during Chaturmas, a four-month holy period when monks travel on foot
00:18and follow strict religious practices.
00:20For many in the Jain community, it's a routine tradition.
00:28But for some local residents, it's a violation of shared space. The controversy erupted after social media influencer Prasad Veth
00:38Pathak objected to the markings.
00:53If you come here and paint something, I'll leave it for you.
00:55Veth Pathak argues that what is being presented as a temporary arrangement is in fact becoming a permanent feature.
01:01This is a epoxy oil paint, which is a permanent paint, painted in the common shared space of the society.
01:07What was the purpose of the Chaturmas? So we thought that after Chaturmas, we thought that we will remove it.
01:12I will remove it.
01:12After Chaturmas, it will also be dulled and removed.
01:16Veth Pathak claims the decision was taken without consulting the majority of residents.
01:20Without consulting the majority, there are 33 flat owners here and five members of the committee took the decision on
01:26themselves.
01:32In a city where different communities have lived side-by-side for decades, a white line on a footpath has
01:38sparked a much larger conversation.
01:40Like I said, I have to sit on this line. Until it gets removed, I will do it. I don't
01:46want this here. I am very clear about it. I don't want this here.
01:48If someone has a problem, I don't want this to do it. I don't want this to do it.
01:51In our own dharm, it's just like that. I don't want this to say it. I don't want this to
01:54say it.
01:56No.
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