New Delhi:
Actor Rahul Khanna has sent a letteron behalf of PETA India to Union Minister for Environment andForests, Jayanthi Natarajan, requesting her to ban the saleand use of glass coated kite strings or 'manjas' ahead ofIndependence Day.
The 39-year-old actor made the plea after learning thatthousands of birds are maimed or killed by coming in contactof the glass-coated strings.
"Something this dangerous should be considered a deadlyweapon and must be outlawed without delay. Please, won't youprevent more senseless suffering and deaths by banningglass-coated manja throughout India?" wrote Khanna.
The 'manja' used in kite-flying competitions is oftengummed and coated with powdered and finely crushed glass,making it lethal for birds, who are slashed, wounded andkilled when they become entangled in the strings.Besides birds, it also poses a threat to people.
The 39-year-old actor made the plea after learning thatthousands of birds are maimed or killed by coming in contactof the glass-coated strings.
"Something this dangerous should be considered a deadlyweapon and must be outlawed without delay. Please, won't youprevent more senseless suffering and deaths by banningglass-coated manja throughout India?" wrote Khanna.
The 'manja' used in kite-flying competitions is oftengummed and coated with powdered and finely crushed glass,making it lethal for birds, who are slashed, wounded andkilled when they become entangled in the strings.Besides birds, it also poses a threat to people.