“Take down the video or…”: Madhya Pradesh minister warns Sunny Leone

Saregama Music on Wednesday released its latest music video titled Madhuban starring Sunny Leone.

Bhopal:

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has given Bollywood star Sunny Leone and composer Saqib Toshi three days to delete a music video of the actor’s “obscene” dance on a song – “Radhika dance in Madhuban“- From the 1960 film Kohinoor.

Mr. Mishra – who is Miss Leon to A. add to Growing list of brands and artistic content it considers objectionable and has threatened legal action, including a jewelery collection by designer Sabyasachi – claiming that the video along with the song hurt Hindu sentiments.

“Some people constantly hurt Hindu sentiments… There are temples for Radha (Lord Krishna’s wife)… We pray to her. Saqib Toshi may make songs related to his religion, but such songs insult us. I will take legal advice and action. If the video is not removed within three days, action will be taken.”

The minister from Madhya Pradesh is not the only one calling for action against the videos of Ms. Leone and Mr. Toshi; Hindu priests of Uttar Pradesh have also spoken,

“We will go to court if the government doesn’t take action against the actress and ban her video album,” Naval Giri Maharaj, a saint from UP’s Vrindavan, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI yesterday. to live in the country.

The song in question was released by Saregama Music on Wednesday and features Sunny Leone dancing to the song – seen by some as describing the love between Krishna and Radha – sung by Kanika Kapoor and Arindam Chakraborty. Is.

earlier this month Narottam Mishra targeted Congress leader Digvijay Singh Invitation to Stand-up Comics Kunal Kamra and Munawwar Farooqui – who have had to face the cancellation of the show After pressure from BJP and right wing groups.

Last month Mr. Mishra gave another warning – to designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee – On a jewelery collection she declared “obscene”. The designer – a global brand – pulled the promotional material for itself mangalsutra Collection after Mr Mishra threatened him with police action.

Earlier Mr. Mishra The advertisement of Karva Chauth from Dabur rained down, one of India’s biggest consumer brands, and had earlier attacked Bollywood filmmaker Prakash Jha over the filming of a web series.

Mr. Mishra on this occasion stopped short of defending violence that happened on the set; People of Bajrang Dal – a right-wing group with ties to the ruling BJP – assaulted the film crew.

With input from PTI

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