India's Karni Sena offers Rs1 crore reward for slitting tongues of Tandav makers

India's Karni Sena offers Rs1 crore reward for slitting tongues of Tandav makers

MUMBAI (Dunya News) – Maharashtra Karni Sena chief Ajay Sengar has offered Rs 1 crore reward for slitting the tongues of those who insult Hindu gods and goddesses in Amazon’s web series ‘Tandav’. Sengar said, “Even though ‘Tandav’ makers have apologised to everyone but this is not enough and it will not be accepted.” Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who is also working in Tandav, has already been given additional security. Earlier, the cast and crew of a popular streaming series starring Bollywood megastar Saif Ali Khan had agreed to "implement changes" to the show after ruling party politicians accused it of insulting Hindu gods. The Amazon Prime drama "Tandav" -- loosely compared to the US series "House of Cards" -- drew criticism from members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party after its release. Several BJP politicians called for the show to be banned, saying it was "deliberately mocking Hindu gods" and disrespecting religious sentiments. One of the criticised scenes depicts a university play in which Hindu deity Shiva talks about "azaadi" (freedom), a rallying cry from 2019’s anti-government protests across the country. "The cast and crew of Tandav have made the decision to implement changes to the web series to address the concerns raised," director Ali Abbas Zafar wrote in a post on Twitter.