BJP FIR against ‘Tandav’ makers in Ranchi
Youth wing plans state-wide protests
Jharkhand BJP’s youth wing lodged an FIR at Ranchi's Argora police station against the makers of
Tandav, a newly released web-series on Amazon Prime, accusing them of hurting Hindu sentiments, Wednesday’s move following similar complaints by right wing activists in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
BJP youth wing president Surya Prabhat, in his formal complaint to police, named director Ali Abbas Zafar, the producer, the writer and cast members, including Saif Ali Khan and Md Zeeshan Ayub, seeking action against them under various sections of IPC.
Prabhat said they would stage protests across the state to demand a ban on the web-series if action wasn’t taken against its makers. “There is a scene where Hindu gods are depicted in an inappropriate manner and dialogues attributed to them hurt everybody’s sentiments. If that is called creativity and artistic liberty then it has to be stopped,” Prabhat said.