ZEE TV's Buddha' in trouble for hurting religious sentiments?
'Buddha' on ZEE TV
ZEE TV could be forced to take its mythological show Buddha' off-air after a petition was filed at the Bombay High Court, which said it hurt religious sentiments.
The notice was asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit in two weeks.
"We won't go into minor factors. If two different philosophies are followed, we will not interfere. If something is an offence and there are clear grounds for that, we will look into it," said Justice S.J. Vazifdar, who, along with Justice B.P. Colabawala, was on a Bench.
Petitioners Samta Sainik Dal and Bharat Leni Sanvardhan Samiti said, "They [the producers] have wrongly represented facts. There are many false things which have been depicted. They have not referred to the right religious books on Buddhism."
According to reports, the petitioners said it has sent copies of the notices to director Ashutosh Gowarikar, producer of ZEE TV B.K. Modi, Subhash Chandra of the ZEE Group, storywriter Shrikant Sharma, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council and DD National.
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