TMKOC causes rift among neighbours - TOI Article.

Emulating popular soap causes rift among neighbours

Police said about 12 families of the colony decided to meet regularly, party together and poke fun at each other like the characters of the television soap did. "They all started meeting on weekends and spending time with each other. Also, they watched the soap together and visited each other's home regularly. All was well in the beginning as the families were enjoying the gatherings," said a police official.

"But, soon members of the families started making nasty comments about Women of other families. In the soap, one of the characters Jethalal is shown to be having distinct liking for Babita, wife of his neighbour. Trouble started when some of the neighbours started comparing a resident with Jethalal and started passing comments that he was after a neighbour's wife," the official added.

Soon, disputes surfaced among these families belonging to Gujarati and Maharashtrian communities. A couple of families stopped attending the get-togethers and soon the bonhomie vanished.

"But, the gossips and remarks on each other's families continued. One of the families approached the police and complained of harassment by their neighbours. When we investigated the whole matter, we learnt that the television soap was the root cause behind the incident. The matter, though, has been settled amicably and no FIR has been registered," a senior police official added.

source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/vadodara/31113338_1_families-soap-neighbours

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