After demand for Sidhu's removal from Kapil Sharma's show, netizens call for boycotting SonyTV; heres why
Many people took to the social media to express anger and called to unsubscribe all SonyTV channels and uninstall the channel apps from their devices.
- Feb 17, 2019,
- Updated Feb 17, 2019 11:10 AM IST
While the entire nation was grieving the loss of over 40 CRPF jawans martyred in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's comments has caused furor in India. Following calls for his removal from comedian Kapil Sharma's show on SonyTV, the channel had reportedly assured to remove and replace Sidhu. However, the Kapil Sharma episode aired on Saturday showed Navjot Singh Sidhu, attracting a strong criticism from several social media users, many of whom called to boycott the channel as a mark of protest.
Many people took to the social media to express anger and called to unsubscribe all SonyTV channels and uninstall the channel apps from their devices.
Meanwhile, the channel has not released any official confirmation regarding Sidhu's removal from the Kapil Sharma show.
However, this is not the first incident in which Sony TV has taken a stand. Previously, when Anu Malik's name was raised in the MeToo movement, he was sacked from his role of a judge from the tenth season of Indian Idol.
While the entire nation was grieving the loss of over 40 CRPF jawans martyred in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's comments has caused furor in India. Following calls for his removal from comedian Kapil Sharma's show on SonyTV, the channel had reportedly assured to remove and replace Sidhu. However, the Kapil Sharma episode aired on Saturday showed Navjot Singh Sidhu, attracting a strong criticism from several social media users, many of whom called to boycott the channel as a mark of protest.
Many people took to the social media to express anger and called to unsubscribe all SonyTV channels and uninstall the channel apps from their devices.
Meanwhile, the channel has not released any official confirmation regarding Sidhu's removal from the Kapil Sharma show.
However, this is not the first incident in which Sony TV has taken a stand. Previously, when Anu Malik's name was raised in the MeToo movement, he was sacked from his role of a judge from the tenth season of Indian Idol.