Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
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makers
have
dropped
a
portion
of
a
recent
episode
in
which
the
unscientific
practice
of
'midbrain
activation'
was
showcased.
The
edit
was
made
on
all
social
platforms
after
being
called
out
by
a
Mangalore-based
rationalist
and
president
of
the
Federation
of
Indian
Rationalist
Associations,
Narendra
Nayak.
The
portion
that
was
chopped
had
a
young
girl
claiming
she
could
read
a
book
even
when
blindfolded
by
merely
smelling
it.
As
per
TOI
report,
Narendra
Nayak,
in
an
open
letter,
had
raised
objections
to
publicising
unscientific
practices.
He
pointed
to
Article
51
A(h)
that
stated
it
is
the
duty
of
every
citizen
to
develop
scientific
temper,
the
spirit
of
inquiry
and
humanism.
He
added
that
a
number
of
organisations
have
fooled
parents
by
claiming
to
increase
children's
brain
power
by
activating
their
mid-brain,
and
such
practices
will
ruin
India's
reputation.
The
News
Minute
quoted
from
Nayak's
letter,
"By
giving
publicity
to
such
claims,
you
are
bringing
down
the
reputation
of
our
nation
and
the
world
will
laugh
at
us
who
are
saying
that
children
can
see
without
light
from
the
object
falling
on
their
retinas."
Nayak
received
an
email
as
response
to
his
open
letter,
which
stated
that
the
team
has
been
asked
to
be
more
careful
and
avoid
such
interactions
for
all
future
episodes.
As
per
TOI,
the
mail
further
mentioned,
"At
Sony
Pictures
Networks
India
(SPNI),
our
endeavour
at
all
times
has
been
to
ensure
that
the
content
is
within
the
framework
of
the
laws
of
India.
SPNI
is
sensitive
to
the
sentiments
of
our
viewers.
We
place
great
emphasis
on
providing
wholesome
quality
entertainment
and
we
take
care
to
ensure
the
sensibilities
of
our
viewers
are
not
affected."