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Protests against Amazon.com have been organised
for Monday to warn it not to show scenes insulting Hindu gods
and goddesses, Ram Kadam, a BJP member of the Maharashtra
legislative assembly, said in a tweet after filing a complaint
with police in Mumbai on Sunday.
The political drama "Tandav" also drew the ire of other
lawmakers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), causing fresh
controversy for the e-commerce giant which last year had to
withdraw dozens of rugs and doormats depicting Hindu gods from
its international Amazon.com platform after a backlash in India.
BJP Member of Parliament Manoj Kotak, in a letter to India's
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar dated
Saturday, said that the makers of Tandav "have deliberately
mocked Hindu gods and disrespected Hindu religious sentiments".
He called on the ministry to immediately form an authority to
regulate streaming platforms, and in the meantime called for a
ban on the series.
Amazon did not respond to requests for comment.
India late last year brought streaming platforms under the
oversight of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and said
it plans to regulate their content.
Reuters partner ANI reported on Sunday that the ministry had
summoned Amazon Prime Video officials in connection with the
controversy.
Streaming services have gained traction in India because of the
availability of affordable smartphones and cheap mobile data,
making the South Asian nation a battleground for Amazon, Netflix
and Disney as they seek to expand outside their home markets.
(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Additional reporting by Sankalp
Phartiyal; Editing by Euan Rocha, Kirsten Donovan)
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