Viacom 18 releases an official statement for 'Ram Siya ke Luv Kush' & the ban

Last week the Valmiki community in Punjab raised an objection to Colors' show Ram Siya ke Luv Kush stating that the serial is tweaking the facts to show Maharishi Valmiki in a wrong light. They blamed the makers for dis-figuration of facts and cited a ban on the show. 

Owing to the upheaval which was created, the court ordered a temporary ban and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting gave the show cause notice to the makers where they were asked to justify and issue an explanation within 15 days for the 'alleged dis-figuration of facts of Maharishi Valmiki.

As per the reports, the show cause notice read, "In this serial Lord Rama has been shown to have visited Maharishi Valmiki Ashram and met Luv and Kush which is not true; Lord Rama met Luv and Kush at the time of Ashwamedh Yagna when they capture their horse and had war with Ayodhya. Also, The words used to describe Maharishi Valmiki of the particular sect appear to show him in a poor and demeaning light."

In response, Viacom 18 has released a statement which read,"Ramayana is an epic tale that extols quintessentially Indian values through its nuanced storytelling. Ram Siya ke Luv Kush is our effort to bring to fore this epic, through a lens that had not been explored before and thus make it topical in today’s day and age across all generations. The show draws from various texts, books and scriptures based on Ramayan and it is never our intention to hurt sentiments of any particular group.

We are closely working with the group and taking their feedback on board. We stay committed to working together to make this a show that Indians across geographies and generations enjoy uninhibited."