Great indian laughter challenge

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Ahmedabad (UNI): A complaint has been filed in a court here against two Pakistani artists, who participated in the Great Indian Laughter Challenge TV show for allegedly making ''objectionable'' remarks against some backward castes in an episode. The complainant Jitendra Solanki also named the STAR One channel, producer of the show, Bollywood actor Suneil Shetty, anchors of the show Shekhar Suman and Navjot Singh Sidhu, in his petition.

The contestants had made some objectionable remarks against a Schedule caste in the episode aired on June 16 on the channel, Solanki's lawyer said. The complaint has been filed under Section 294 (A) and the Atrocities Act.