Why The Family Man season 2 has waded into controversy even before release

The assertion additional stated that the units of the Household Man encompass a variety of Tamilians together with within the function of creators, writers, forged members amongst others. (Credit score: Twitter/PrimeVideoIN)

Even earlier than the discharge of The Household Man season 2, the present has discovered itself into a significant controversy with a number of quarters demanding a ban on the discharge of the present accusing it of injuring Tamil sentiments and projecting the group right into a poor mild. Regardless that solely the trailer of the present has been launched, politicians from the Tamil Nadu state starting from MDMK chief Vaiko to state authorities minister T Mano Thangaraj have demanded a ban on the present, the Indian Categorical reported.

What’s the controversy about?
From the trailer of the present it seems that the character performed by actor Samantha Akkineni is that of a Tamil militant plotting a conspiracy within the present. Writing a letter to the Union Minister of Info and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, Vaiko stated that the present depicts Tamil folks as terrorists having hyperlinks with the ISI and Pakistan.

The Rajya Sabha MP additional stated that the pleasure of the Tamil folks has been damage by the present. Minister Thangaraj additionally wrote to Javadekar and stated that the present’s illustration of Ealam Tamils is distorted and goals at discrediting their historic battle. The state authorities went additional and even stated that by casting Samantha Akkineni within the function of a terrorist is an assault on the lives of the Tamil folks world wide.

‘The Household Man’ no stranger to controversy
The present which gained the accolades of critics and viewers alike in its first season had sparked an issue in its first season as effectively. The primary a part of the present portrayed the Kashmir based mostly terrorism in a balanced method and amply highlighted the belief deficit between the federal government and other people of the land.

In one of many scenes in the course of the first half, the Kashmiri officer’s character performed by Gul Panag tells Manoj Bajpayee(lead protagonist) how the federal government reduce off the essential providers like web connectivity and phone strains on the drop of a hat. After the discharge of the primary half, the affiliate organisation of the ruling BJP, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had accused the filmmakers of portraying the Indian Military in a nasty mild. The RSS had additionally termed the content material of the present anti-national and jihadi, the Hindu had reported then.

What did Maoj Bajpayee, administrators Raj and DK say?
The assertion issued by administrators Raj and DK stated that improper assumptions and impressions have been made based mostly on a few photographs of the trailer. The assertion additional stated that the units of the Household Man encompass a variety of Tamilians together with within the function of creators, writers, forged members amongst others.

Lead actor Manoj Bajpayee in an interview additionally stated that the movie is helmed by administrators Raj and DK who’re themselves Tamilians, author Suman, actor Samantha Akkineni amongst others and puzzled who might be the higher particular person to safeguard the pursuits of the Tamil group.