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'We silenced her': Imran Khan's girlfriend Lekha Washington comes out in support of Dia Mirza amid Diwali controversy
Updated On: 02 November, 2026 09:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Imran Khan's girlfriend, Lekha Washington, has reacted to the controversy surrounding Dia Mirza's anti-firecracker message for Diwali 2026. Calling out the backlash against the actress, Lekha claimed that Dia was silenced despite being asked to speak on the issue.

Imran Khan, Lekha Washington and Dia Mirza pic via Instagram
Bollywood actor Imran Khan's girlfriend, Lekha Washington, has reacted to the controversy surrounding Dia Mirza's anti-firecracker message for Diwali 2026. Calling out the backlash against the actress, Lekha claimed that Dia was silenced despite being asked to speak on issue. However, she later deleted the video from her social media feed, but not before fans noticed it.
Imran Khan's girlfriend Lekha Washington reacts to Dia Mirza's Diwali row
In her now-deleted video, Lekha said, "Today we silenced Dia Mirza after actually asking her to speak with the line 'our tradition is our culture'." She added that Dia had not done anything wrong and had only urged people to burst fewer firecrackers to minimise air and noise pollution.


