Maha BJP leader seeks police action against Amitabh over KBC question

A BJP MLA in Maharashtra has approached the police seeking action against megastar Amitabh Bachchan and the makers of TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 for allegedly hurting Hindu sentimentsAbhimanyu Pawar BJP legislator from Ausa in Latur district in a complaint to Latur SP Nikhil Pingle said action should be taken against Amitabh Bachchan and Sony Entertainment Television over a question asked during Fridays Karamveer special episodeThere was an attempt to insult Hindus and create discord between Hindus and Buddhists who have been living in harmony Pawar tweeted posting a copy of his twopage letter to the police officialu00e0u00a4u0095u00e0u00a5u008cu00e0u00a4u00a8 u00e0u00a4u00acu00e0u00a4u00a8u00e0u00a5u0087u00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a4u00be u00e0u00a4u0095u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u008bu00e0u00a4u00a1u00e0u00a4u00aau00e0u00a4u00a4u00e0u00a5u0080 u00e0u00a4u00afu00e0u00a4u00be 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options pertained to Hindu religion It is clear that the motive behind this question was to hurt the sentiments of Hindus Pawar said in his police complaintThis question spreads the message that Hindu religious scriptures are meant for burning and triggers enmity between Hindus and followers of Buddhism said Pawar who was a close aide of Devendra Fadnavis while he was Maharashtra Chief MinisterThe KBC episode question annoyed some people online who accused the show of running a leftist propaganda while others said it hurt Hindu sentimentsFilmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a clip from the show on microblogging site Twitter claiming KBC was hijacked by Commies Innocent kids learn this is how culture wars are won Its called coding he tweetedKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel 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