Spiritual preacher and singer Jaya Kishori has come under fire for carrying a Dior bag worth over ₹ 2 lakh while preaching non-materialism and detachment to her followers. The 29-year-old Hindu preacher was filmed with her customised Dior tote at an airport recently. A quick search of the Dior website reveals that the “Dior Book Tote” she was filmed carrying is crafted out of cotton and has a “cotton and calfskin” lining.
The use of leather by a Hindu preacher only compounded the backlash. Jaya Kishori under fire “Spiritual preacher Jaya Kishori deleted her video where she was carrying a Dior bag worth ₹ 210000 only. Btw she preaches Non-Materialism & calls herself as Devotee of Lord Krishna.
One more thing: Dior makes bags by using Calf Leather,” wrote X user Veena Jain. “ Jaya Kishori tells people not to be materialistic, yet she herself uses a luxury bag costing over Rs. 2 lakh.
Most of these preachers are like this, using our religion to profit and live a lavish life,” another X user posted. X users also dug out the singer’s other expensive possessions, like the Rolex watch she has been filmed wearing. One person pointed out how Jaya Kishori claims to live in a cottage and asks her followers not to chase money while buying ₹ 2 lakh bags herself.
The use of leather in the handbag also invited massive backlash. “The preacher, who speaks about worshipping cows, is using a bag from a company that makes its products from cow leather,” read one of ma.