Delhi MLA, Manjinder S Sirsa was in the news a few weeks back when he called out prominent Bollywood celebrities for drug abuse at a party held at Karan Johar‘s house. The politician has made waves yet again, this time in regards to Saif Ali Khan starrer Netflix Original show, Sacred Games 2.
Mr. Sirsa has raised objections to a scene in the popular web series, wherein Saif’s character, Sartaj Singh throws his Kada in the sea. A kada is an important religious symbol for the Sikhs and therefore, throwing it away is a disrespect of the religion, Sirsa feels.
He shared his disappointment towards the particular scene in a series of tweets:
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
I demand removal of this scene asap or we will take legal action against the production team @ANI @ZeeNews https://t.co/lvjnz1hDmx— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 19, 2019
I urge @PrakashJavdekar Ji to take stern action agnst @NetflixIndia & #SacredGames which disrespects not only Sikh Kakaars but Hindu religion symbology also
These people are minting money hurting our religious sentiments which cant be allowed in the name of Freedom of Expression https://t.co/lvjnz1hDmx— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 20, 2019