Sikh
Group
Demand
A
Ban
On
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah!
The
statement
quoted
Shiromani
Gurdwara
Parbandhak
Committee
Chief,
Kirpal
Singh
Badungar
as
saying,
"No
actor
or
any
character
can
equate
himself
with
the
tenth
Sikh
Guru
Gobind
Singh.
Such
an
act
is
unpardonable."
The
Makers
Clarify….
The
official
Twitter
handle
of
the
Comedy
Show
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
shared
a
picture
and
wrote,
"In
Episode
2287
of
TMKOC,
Sodhi
was
dressed
up
as
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
ka
Khalsa.
We
request
viewers
to
not
misinterpret
it
in
any
other
way."
Asit
Kumarr
Modi
Says
The
Character
Has
Been
Justified…
In
defence,
the
producer
and
creator
Asit
Kumarr
Modi
said
that
the
mentioned
character,
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
Ka
Khalsa
(Guru
Gobind
Singh's
soldier),
played
by
actor
Roshan
Singh
Sodhi,
has
been
"justified
through
the
dialogues
and
performance."
Asit
Kumarr
Modi
Says…
The
statement
by
Asit
as
per
IE
read,
"Roshan
Singh
Sodhi
was
shown
as
Shri
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
Ka
Khalsa,
which
has
been
justified
through
the
dialogues
&
his
performance.
We
have
always
believed
in
equality
of
all
the
religions
&
have
never
intended
to
hurt
the
sentiments
of
anyone."
Asit
Further
Added….
"Our
show
consists
of
people
from
varied
religions
and
cultures
who
worship
each
God
and
celebrate
each
and
every
festival
with
equal
respect
&
happiness."
Makers
Request
Viewers
Not
To
Misinterpret
"We
are
aware
&
respect
that
in
Sikh
religion
nobody
can
show
or
portray
themselves
as
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji.
We
request
our
viewers
not
to
misinterpret
it
any
other
context."
Mumum
Dutta
Mumum
Dutta,
who
plays
the
role
of
Babita
Iyer
on
the
show,
too
supported
the
show.
She
was
quoted
by
Bollywoodlife
as
saying,
"The
misunderstanding
occurred
during
the
telecast
apparently."
Mumum
Dutta
Explains
How
The
Controversy
Started….
"When
the
sequence
started,
the
scroll
introducing
his
character
stated
‘Sodhi
as
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ka
Khalsa'
and
apparently
the
‘Ka
Khalsa
got
hidden
behind
the
disclaimer
scroll
run
by
the
channel."
"That's
when
some
miscreant
clicked
a
picture
and
started
circulating
on
social
media
and
claimed
otherwise
which
gave
rise
to
this
controversy."