After 'Bigg Boss', now 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 12' has landed into a controversy after Amitabh Bachchan asked a question related to Manusmriti in a recent episode. An FIR has been lodged against Amitabh Bachchan and the makers of the show for hurting Hindu sentiments.' In the episode, a social activist Bezwada Wilson and actor Anoop Soni were present at the hot seat. The controversial question for Rs 6,40,000 was - On 25 December 1927, Dr. BR Ambedkar and his followers burned copies of which scripture? The four options given to them were, a) Vishnu Purana, b) Bhagavad Gita, c) Rigdev and d) Manusmriti. After the guests answered the question, Amitabh Bachchan went on to explain, 'In 1927, Dr. BR Ambedkar condemned the ancient Hindu text Manusmriti to ideologically justify caste discrimination and untouchability and he also burned copies of it.' This however didn't go down well with the netizens and viewers and they blamed the makers of the show of promoting 'leftists propaganda'. An FIR was also lodged against the makers of KBC 12 and Amitabh Bachchan in Lucknow. Not only this, netizens also trended #BoycottKBC.
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