‘Tandav’ Makers Face Third Case After Complaint To Madhya Pradesh Police

Bhopal:

The solid and crew of Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Tandav‘ – who Tuesday night time apologised and mentioned they might edit scenes after two police complaints (and a vicious assault on social media) alleged an “insult to Hindu gods” – now face a 3rd, and doubtlessly fourth, case – this time in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.

Police in Jabalpur district filed a case in opposition to the online sequence’ director Ali Abbas Zafar, author Gaurav Solanki and others after a grievance by the Hindu Seva Parishad – a right-wing group.

Costs embody selling enmity between totally different teams on spiritual floor and publishing statements with intent to incite any neighborhood or class, Amit Kumar, the Further SP, mentioned.

“We have additionally demanded stringent motion in opposition to the makers of the online sequence… banning it and making certain that no such net sequence, which hurts Hindu spiritual sentiments, is allowed to be launched sooner or later,” Dhiraj Gyanchandani, the chief of the Hindu Seva Parishad, mentioned.

The police have been instructed to finish investigations as early as attainable.

A police grievance has additionally been filed by the BJP’s Scheduled Caste Cell in Indore, demanding a legal case in opposition to the sequence’ makers for scenes and dialogues that damage Dalit and Hindu emotions.

Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan, in whose state a FIR was filed against Netflix – alleging that an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s ‘A Appropriate Boy’ had damage spiritual sentiments – made his views clear.

“No person has the correct to disrespect our gods and goddesses… for my part we have to maintain a strict eye on OTT platforms as they’re displaying vulgar content material,” he mentioned this week.

Earlier the ‘Tandav’ solid and crew adopted up Monday’s “unconditional apology” with an announcement saying they might “implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised“.

“We now have outmost respect for the emotions of the folks of our nation. We didn’t intend to harm or offend the emotions of any particular person, caste, neighborhood, race, faith or spiritual beliefs or insult or outrage any establishment, political celebration or individual, dwelling or useless,” an announcement mentioned.

This was after they mentioned they “… take cognizance of the considerations expressed by the folks and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally damage anyone’s sentiments”.

Two apologies in 48 hours appear to have achieved little to calm these upset by the alleged insults.

The opposite police circumstances filed thus far are in Lucknow and Mumbai.

The Lucknow grievance, filed by a policeman, alleges that in the primary episode “folks dressed up in a really dangerous method to characterize Hindu gods and goddesses… that hurts religious sentiments“.

The Mumbai grievance, by BJP MLA Ram Kadam, additionally alleges that insults to religious sentiments happen “every time”, and he additionally requires content material on OTTs to be topic to censors.