Paatal Lok, Code M And Court Martial Receive Backlash For Promoting Casteism; #CensorWebSeries Trends On Twitter
After Anushka Sharma's Paatal Lok, netizens are now even bashing Jennifer Winget's Code M and Rajeev Khandelwal's Court Martial for promoting casteism and showing Army in bad light through web-series
Anushka Sharma's web venture Paatal Lok received a very good response on social media. Quite a few celebrities and netizens gave a thumbs up to this crime-drama. However, now the producers of this web-series are in legal trouble. The Gurkha community is asking for an apology as the web-series has a slur being directed to the Nepali community. Now, on social media, people are bashing the show for promoting casteism and even showing Hindus in a bad light. Along with Paatal Lok, shows like Code M and Court Martial too are being dragged in as #CensorWebSeries trends on Twitter.
Using the trending hashtag, a netizen wrote, "Badlighting Hindu religion is what the #Secularism is in this country #Webseries #boycottpaatallok #CensorWebSeries." People are also saying that the Indian Army is being shown in a bad light through these web-series. Talking about Code M and Court Martial, a netizen wrote, "Why silent on Anti-Army Webseries? 'Court Martial' - Punjabi Hindu officer is Casteist, Anti Dalit & Woman Abuser. 'Code M’ - Senior officer is Caste obsessed Rajput. Jr. officers homosexuals. Why No action by @adgpi @DefenceMinIndia."
Check out some tweets below to know what netizens have to say about these shows.
Badlighting Hindu religion is what the #Secularism is in this country#Webseries #boycottpaatallok #CensorWebSeries
— Karan Chaudhari (@Karan97869055) May 27, 2020
Why silent on Anti-Army Webseries?
— आत्मनिर्भर Soumya... Nationalist🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Soumyas60537773) May 27, 2020
'Court Martial' - Punjabi Hindu officer is Casteist, Anti Dalit & Woman Abuser.
'Code M’ - Senior officer is Caste obsessed Rajput.
Jr. officers homosexuals.
...Why No action by @adgpi@DefenceMinIndia#CensorWebSeries pic.twitter.com/E5JhZthINe
अब हिंदू राष्ट्र की हानी नाही sahenge #CensorWebSeries pic.twitter.com/JxweXp0eHu
— sagar Hankare (@sagarHankare2) May 27, 2020
#CensorWebSeries
— kiran (@kiran04226852) May 27, 2020
Anti-Army ‘Court Martial’ Web Series Shows Punjabi Hindu Army officer As Casteist, Anti Dalit, Woman Abuser pic.twitter.com/YVnEQYnA52
Talking about the backlash received by Paatal Lok, a BJP MLA even asked Virat Kohli to divorce Anushka Sharma as he considers her to be anti-Indian. An MLA names Nandkishor Gurjar was quoted saying, "Virat Kohli desh bhakt hai, desh k liye khele hai. Anushka ko talak de dena chahiye (Virat is a nationalist as he has played for the nation, he should divorce Anushka)." (Also Read: Paatal Lok: Chandigarh Top Cop Gets Nostalgic After Binge Watching Anushka Sharma’s Debut OTT Production; READ His Viral Tweet Here)
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