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Nidhi Mittal, the wife of Peyush Bansal, has come under scrutiny after old social media posts attributed to her resurfaced online, triggering widespread backlash.\u00a0<\/p>
The controversy unfolds alongside ongoing criticism faced by Lenskart over its alleged grooming policies, particularly those linked to religious expression in the workplace.\u00a0<\/p>
Screenshots of posts dating back to 2013-2015 began circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter), showing Mittal expressing support for the Aam Aadmi Party and making critical remarks about the Bharatiya Janata Party and certain Hindu organisations. Hashtags such as #vote4mufflerman and #DelhiDecides were visible in the posts, alongside comments targeting groups like the Hindu Mahasabha.\u00a0<\/p>
As the posts gained traction, her account (@nidhimittal13) became inaccessible, suggesting it may have been taken down or deactivated amid mounting online backlash. Users continue to repost screenshots and debate their context and intent.\u00a0<\/p>
The renewed attention on Mittal coincides with a larger controversy involving Lenskart\u2019s internal \u201cStaff Uniform and Grooming Guide,\u201d a 23-page document dated February 2, 2026, that was leaked online.\u00a0<\/p>
Company issues new inclusive guidelines\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> Amid escalating criticism, Lenskart has since released a revised and standardised in-store style guide, aiming to reinforce its commitment to inclusivity.\u00a0<\/p> The updated guidelines explicitly permit employees to wear religious and cultural symbols\u2014including bindi, tilak, sindoor, mangalsutra, kada, kalawa, hijab, and turban\u2014without restriction. The company clarified that these are not exceptions but an integral part of employees\u2019 identities.\u00a0<\/p> Lenskart emphasised that personal beliefs and cultural expressions are fully compatible with its workplace standards, marking a shift from the earlier document that triggered the controversy.\u00a0<\/p> Lenskart row: From denial to admission\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> The grooming document sparked outrage for its handling of religious symbols. It reportedly barred employees from wearing bindis, sacred threads (kalava), and religious wristbands, while permitting hijabs and turbans under specific conditions, such as a mandatory black colour. It also advised that sindoor be applied \u201csubtly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> Following public backlash, Peyush Bansal initially dismissed the document as \u201cinaccurate.\u201d However, a Community Note on X challenged this claim, pointing to the document\u2019s recent date and official branding.\u00a0<\/p> In a subsequent statement, Bansal acknowledged the document\u2019s authenticity but described it as an \u201coutdated internal training document,\u201d not an active HR policy. He admitted that restrictions on bindi and tilak \u201cshould never have been written\u201d and said they had been removed internally as of February 17.<\/p> <\/div> Lenskart controversy, Nidhi Mittal backlash, Peyush Bansal news, viral social media posts, grooming policy row, religious symbols debate, corporate controversy India, brand crisis, social media outrage, inclusivity debate#Nidhi #Mittal #Peyush #Bansals #wife #faces #heat #posts #Lenskart #policy #row1776537298<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nidhi Mittal, the wife of Peyush Bansal, has come under scrutiny after old social media posts attributed to her resurfaced online, triggering widespread backlash.\u00a0 The controversy unfolds alongside ongoing criticism faced by Lenskart over its alleged grooming policies, particularly those linked to religious expression in the workplace.\u00a0 Screenshots of posts dating back to 2013-2015 began […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[25176,25171,25170,375,25168,3710,25173,9678,25164,7960,25174,25165,25175,25166,9335,3455,25169,486,25172,25167,15804],"class_list":["post-6754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-bansals","tag-brand-crisis","tag-corporate-controversy-india","tag-faces","tag-grooming-policy-row","tag-heat","tag-inclusivity-debate","tag-lenskart","tag-lenskart-controversy","tag-mittal","tag-nidhi","tag-nidhi-mittal-backlash","tag-peyush","tag-peyush-bansal-news","tag-policy","tag-posts","tag-religious-symbols-debate","tag-row","tag-social-media-outrage","tag-viral-social-media-posts","tag-wife"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}