In a bold move, the makers of the popular sitcom the Kapil Sharma Show, and the broadcasting channel Sony Entertainment Television have sacked controversial politician and ex-cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu from the show.
This decision to sack Sidhu from the Kapil Sharma Show has been taken in the light of the massive outrage over the atrocious comments Sidhu made in favor of Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. Approximately 40 CRPF personnel had been martyred in the suicide explosion.
To quote the officials, who spoke about the decision to Times Now, “The channel has told the production house to sack Sidhu. It’s not a temporary thing. They are going to get him out. The channel has shot a couple of episodes with Archana Puran Singh and most probably, she will be the one replacing Sidhu.”
For those unaware, Navjot Singh Sidhu, well notorious for his penchant for Pakistan, tried to exonerate Pakistan in the light of the recent Pulwama attack. He repeated the rhetoric of terror has no religion, as he said, “For a handful of people, can you blame the entire nation and can you blame an individual? It (the attack) is a cowardly act and I condemn it firmly.”
If that wasn’t enough, he even went on to say that ‘terror has no nation’. This was enough to trigger a massive outrage against him on social media. A massive campaign titled #BoycottKapilSharmaShow was launched, where people threatened to boycott the show until and unless Navjot Singh Sidhu was thrown out from the show. Following are some of the tweets in that regard:-
@KapilSharmaK9 & @SonyTV से Request है कि #TheKapilSharmaShow से @sherryontopp को तुरंत हटाया जाए। जिस इंसान को भारतीय सैनिकों की परवाह नहीं, उस इंसान को मैं नहीं देख सकता। अगर ऐसा नहीं किया जाता है तो आज से #TheKapilSharmaShow देखना बंद।#Pulwama #CRPF #pulwamaattack
— नवीन कुमार सैनी🇮🇳 (@naveen1nk) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/vyashit/status/1096366072221974529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3393046120567664077.ampproject.net%2F1902081532110%2Fframe.html
@KapilSharmaK9 remove @sherryontopp from your show. Or we will boycott #TheKapilSharmaShow . I request everyone to start campaign against Siddhu and against The Kapil Sharma Show. @SonyTV
— Chandan Kumar (@torched_brain) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/dineshjoshi70/status/1096467972477071362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3393046120567664077.ampproject.net%2F1902081532110%2Fframe.html
Moreover, Sony Entertainment Television has also proved with this decision that they are well capable of taking a tough stand on such issues. To quote the officials themselves, “It’s not a temporary thing. They are going to get him out. In fact, even in the past, during the MeToo movement, when there were allegations against Anu Malik, the channel took a stand.” As such, we applaud the channel for this bold and revolutionary step, and we hope that hate mongers like Navjot Singh Sidhu are dealt firmly as mentioned.
