BHOPAL:
Madhya Pradesh
home minister Narottam Mishra has given a 72-hour ‘ultimatum’ to actor Sunny Leone and music composer Saqib Toshi to take down the ‘Madhuban mein Radhika naache’ music video, saying her dance is ‘obscene’.
Mishra says the video hurts religious sentiments. “Some vidharmis (heretics) are constantly hurting Hindu sentiments.
This video is one such condemnable attempt. I warn Sunny Leone ji, Shaarib and Toshi ji to understand. If they don’t apologise and remove the song within three days, we will take action against them,” Mishra told reporters on Sunday. “Hindus worship Maa Radha and the song has hurt their sentiments,” he added. The song, released last week, is sung by Shaarib and Toshi. On December 22, Leone had tweeted, “New song alert, party vibes only with #Madhuban!’, and shared a video of the song.
In October, Mishra had issued a 24-hour ultimatum to fashion and jewellery designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee to withdraw an advertisement with “objectionable and obscene” portrayal of Mangalsutra, warning that an FIR would be lodged and police sent after him. The designer withdrew the ad.
“Toying around with our culture and social spirit in the name of creativity cannot be accepted,” Mishra had said. He had also spoken out against an ad that featured a lesbian couple marking Karwa Chauth.
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