Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai has alleged that certain scenes from a kids’ satirical show mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies including demonetisation.
Tamil Nadu BJP has raised objections to a kids’ satirical show for allegedly belittling Prime Minister Modi. The state BJP chief K Annamalai alleged that certain scenes from the show mocked the demonetisation of currency done by the centre in 2016.
BJP in a letter to the private channel wrote that the satirical show had taken a dig at PM Modi on various aspects, including demonetisation and his foreign visits. The private channel was asked to cancel the show and apologise for the remarks made.
BJP took offense to a video clip of a recent episode in which two children dressed as a king and a minister discuss mockingly about a country where the ruler demonetised currency, for cracking down on black money.
The clip referred to a fictional country called “Sindhia”. The Indian government had announced a similar demonetisation of all Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in 2016, aiming to curtail the flow of black money.
The Information and Broadcasting ministry took cognisance of the issue. Minister of State (MoS) L Murugan promised action against the show.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram reacted to the issue saying “only dictators can’t deal with satire”. Satire is an essential part of public discourse in a democracy, he said.
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dr Senthilkar S had also tweeted the video with the caption “laugh, think and enjoy”.
