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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Chennai, Jan 14:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday called for educating people about the hazards of &quot;spoiling the planet further in the name of traditions.&quot; In a tweet, Ashwin pointed out the layer of smog that has engulfed Chennai following bonfires that were lit on the day of the Bhogi festival.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Massive smog in Chennai this morning owing to Bhogi burning, entire nose getting blocked and black discharges later in the day. I am not sure if it&#39;s worth spoiling the planet further in the name of traditions. There has to be a way to educate everyone and make them understand,&quot; said Ashwin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ashwin also replied to several messages that criticised him for making the comment. When a user said in that case people should stop burning crackers for Diwali as well, Ashwin replied: &quot;Agree.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He then clarified that he is not saying whether celebrating festivals by burning bonfires or bursting crackers is right or wrong. &quot;Look I am not saying one is right and the other is wrong, all I am saying is things that will affect the environment need to be handled with care.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The smog in Chennai has reportedly led to a few morning flights being delayed and the high humidity and drop in temperature has aggravated the situation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Massive smog in Chennai this morning owing to Bhogi burning, entire nose getting blocked and black discharges later in the day. I am not sure if it&rsquo;s worth spoiling the planet further in the name of traditions. There has to be a way to educate everyone and make them understand<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashwinravi99\/status\/1217032919329300480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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