MLA Manjinder S Sirsa has taken to social media to demand action against the Netflix show Sacred Games. The second season of Sacred Games dropped on 15 August. According to Sirsa, some scenes from the show disrespect the Sikh community. He posted a video clip of a scene in which the character Sartaj Singh, played by Saif Ali Khan, throws his kada (a religious symbol) into the sea. Sirsa previously also accused several Bollywood celebs of “flaunting their drugged state” in a video from a party at filmmaker Karan Johar’s house.
“I wonder why Bollywood continues to disrespect our religious symbols! Anurag Kashyap deliberatly puts this scene in #SacredGamesS2 where Saif Ali Khan throws his Kada in sea! A KADA is not an ordinary ornament. It’s the pride of Sikhs & a blessing of Guru Sahib,” he tweeted.
The politician also accused the makers of the show of making the protagonist a Sikh without adequate research and knowledge of the community. He demanded that the scene in question be taken down or else he would take legal action against Netflix.
He tweeted, “Why was the main character made Sikh if you didn’t do any research on the identity of Sikhs & how 5 kakaars (including Kada) are quintessential for Sikhs @NetflixIndia I demand removal of this scene asap or we will take legal action against the production team.”
He also tagged Prakash Javdekar, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, to take action against Netflix India for making money by hurting religious sentiments.
“I urge @PrakashJavdekarJi to take stern action agnst @NetflixIndia & #SacredGames which disrespects not only Sikh Kakaars but Hindu religion symbology also These people are minting money hurting our religious sentiments which cant be allowed in the name of Freedom of Expression.”
Sirsa also posted a video in which he claims that Sacred Games offends not just the Sikh community but Hindu religion as well.
Sirsa posted another clip from Sacred Games featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and accused Anurag Kashyap of promoting an “anti-India agenda.”
He tweeted, “See this scene where a mother is saying “go kill Muslims” This is a clever plan to serve anti-India agenda and portray that Muslims are being killed in India by Hindus. Are you trying to serve the narration of ISI and anti-India forces Anurag Kashyap?”
Sacred Games stars Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi and Kalki Koechlin.
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