‘#BanGrahanWebSeries’ trends on Twitter ahead of its release
President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), demanded an immediate ban on the web series, that may hurt sentiments of Sikh community. #BanGrahanWebSeries has been trending on twitter.
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The President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) demanded an immediate ban on the web series ‘Grahan’. The series is based on the incidents of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The committee claimed that the series portrayed the Sikh community in an objectionable manner. #BanGrahanWebSeries has been trending on twitter, since then.
One of the tweet read, “Stop playing with our pain. We strongly condemns and ask you not to release such series. #BanGrahanWebSeries”. While another user tweeted, “Through this series #SikhGenocide1984 Attempts are being made to give a different direction to the Sikhs, which is not acceptable to any Sikh. SGPC Amritsar @DisneyPlusHS #BanGrahanWebSeries.”
Stop playing with our pain. We strongly condemns and ask you not to release such series. #BanGrahanWebSeries @DisneyPlusHS @Disney @disneyplus pic.twitter.com/gIoBljSmtj
— Jass 🇨🇦 🌾 ਗਰਮ ਖਿਆਲੀ (@Its_RoyalJass) June 23, 2021
A legal notice was sent to the producer of the show, Ajay G Rai, by a witness of the 84′ riots, Bibi Nirpreet Kaur. SGPC supported her notice. According to the Hindustan times, speaking to the media at a press conference, she said, “A Sikh character has been portrayed in an objectionable manner in web series ‘Grahan’ based on the 1984 Sikh genocide that took place across the country during then Congress government. In the web series, charge of the genocide is being levelled against a Sikh character which is highly condemnable and fabricated.”
She also added, “Through this web series, work is being done to sprinkle salt on the wounds of Sikhs and hurt their sentiments. Such films also affect communal harmony in society. Therefore, the government should enact strict information technology (IT) rules to curb such sensitive and objectionable trends.”
Twitter users supported this trend and even non-Sikhs were seen tweeting, demanding a ban. The community demands that any objectionable scene must not be released or else the makers of the series will have to face legal action.
