From Tajinder Pal Bagga filing FIR against Anurag Kashyap for hurting Sikh sentiments to UAE based man's number being flashed in one of the episodes, controversies of 'Sacred Games 2'.
Like the first season, Sacred Games 2 is also caught in a web of controversies. First, the show received mixed reactions from the fans as they expected more from the makers after the hit first season. First Manjinder S Sirsa, MLA from Rajouri Garden and a member of Akali Dal called out the makers for showing a scene in which Saif Ali Khan's character Sartaj Singh is throwing his kada into the sea.
Then BJP Delhi unit spokesperson Tajinder Pal Bagga on Tuesday filed an FIR against director Anurag Kashyap for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community. He claimed that co-director Anurag Kashyap had purposely depicted a scene Sacred Games 2, in which actor Saif, who plays a character belonging to the Sikh community, throws his 'kada' in the sea.
Also, a UAE-based film Keralite revealed that his number has been flashed as the character Isa's number in of the episodes of the show.
Check out all the controversies below:
1. Saif Ali Khan's character Sartaj Singh throwing his kada in sea
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Delhi MLA Manjinder S Sirsa took to his Twitter page and in a series of tweets slammed the makers of Sacred Games 2 for hurting Sikh religious sentiments. In one of the scenes, Saif Ali Khan's character Sartaj Singh is seen throwing his kada in the sea.
Check out his tweets below:
I wonder why Bollywood continues to disrespect our religious symbols! Anurag Kashyap deliberatly puts this scene in #SacredGamesS2 where Saif Ali Khan throws his Kada in sea! A KADA is not an ordinary ornament. It’s the pride of Sikhs & a blessing of Guru Sahib @NetflixIndia @ANI pic.twitter.com/c2KMbJVrwA
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 19, 2019
Why was the main character made Sikh if you didn’t do any research on the identity of Sikhs & how 5 kakaars (including Kada) are quintessential for Sikhs @NetflixIndia
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 19, 2019
I demand removal of this scene asap or we will take legal action against the production team @ANI @ZeeNews https://t.co/lvjnz1hDmx
I urge @PrakashJavdekar Ji to take stern action agnst @NetflixIndia & #SacredGames which disrespects not only Sikh Kakaars but Hindu religion symbology also
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
These people are minting money hurting our religious sentiments which cant be allowed in the name of Freedom of Expression https://t.co/lvjnz1hDmx
We cannot let Bollywood stars play with our religious faiths & sentiments. I warn Anurag Kashyap; he should at least study the scriptures of Sikhs & Hindus before he portrays the characters so negatively in his projects just for entertainment or sensationalisation@ANI @aajtak pic.twitter.com/4h34Ib9tDN
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
It’s impossible to tolerate such gutter content!#SacredGames starts with abusing “Bhagwan”; try replacing Bhagwan with Allah or Jesus...would Media tolerate it then?
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
Anurag Kashyap chose his script very smartly painting majority of Indians as INTOLERANT@ANI @republic @aajtak pic.twitter.com/hw9oeOjUVI
See this scene where a mother is saying “go kill Muslims”
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
This is a clever plan to serve anti-India agenda and portray that Muslims are being killed in India by Hindus. Are you trying to serve the narration of ISI and anti-India forces Anurag Kashyap?@ZeeNews @NetflixIndia @ANI https://t.co/cUgUT5a29b pic.twitter.com/077mEzJI3u
Spreading communal content, hurting religious sentiments and faiths of people and creating disharmony in the society is a criminal offence
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
I have filed a criminal complaint against #AnuragKashyap for doing all these in his serial #SacredGames @ANI @thetribunechd @TimesNow pic.twitter.com/8RCPMv8bHa
I have filed a criminal complaint against #AnuragKashyap for Spreading communal content, hurting religious sentiments in his serial #SacredGames @ANI @thetribunechd @TimesNow pic.twitter.com/JuS8s52Maj
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019
2. BJP Delhi unit spokesperson Tajinder Pal Bagga files an FIR against director Anurag Kashyap
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Earlier in the day, in a letter addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Station House Officer (SHO) in Parliament Street, Tajinder Pal Bagga's lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava had demanded the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Kashyap.
This came after Bagga claimed that Kashyap had purposely depicted a scene in the Netflix show, Sacred Games Part-2, in which actor Saif Ali Khan, who plays a character belonging to the Sikh community, throws his 'kada' in the sea.
The BJP leader has claimed that the scene was in a "disrespectful and insulting manner" and has hurt the sentiment of the community.
Filed Police complaint against Anurag Kashyap for insulting my religious belief in Sacred Games-2 @advocate_alakh pic.twitter.com/sGmAw12sOy
— Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) August 20, 2019
"Kada is considered as a revered and integral part of Sikh religion and it is treated with utmost respect and faith. It is part of five Kakaars, which is quintessential for Sikhs. The Accused above named has deliberately and intentionally depicted the aforesaid scene in his abovementioned Web Series, with the sole intention of insulting and outraging religious feelings of the people belonging to the Sikh Community," the letter stated.
Bagga has also accused Kashyap of attempting to, "promote disharmony, enmity, hatred and between different religious groups, to provoke breach of peace by giving provocation and to severally Insult the religious beliefs of Sikhs."
3. UAE-based man's number flashed during one of the episodes
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As per reports in PTI, a man from UAE is getting sleepless nights as his mobile number was flashed during one of the episodes of Sacred Games 2. Although it wasn't visible on the screen, the subtitles gave it away and it has been a disturbing time for the man named Kunhabdulla CM.
The man told Gulf News, "I have been getting incessant calls on my phone for the last three days from India, Pakistan, Nepal, the UAE and around the world. I don't know what is happening."
He added, "Hearing my phone ring sends shivers down my spine. I want to cancel my number. I want this problem to go away."
Ultimately the number from the show was removed.
4. Mixed reactions to the show
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Apart from the controversies, Sacred Games 2 received mixed reactions as people were not happy with the way show shaped up in the second season.
(All photos via Netflix India)
(Inputs from ANI & Twitter)
