Evil Elites: How a Personal Tragedy Acquired a Political Spin Needless to say, the politics of Hindutva, at the behest of both the ruling-BJP and its cultural counterpart RSS, is strongly backed by an online army that has been carefully manufactured over the years.Īlso read: The Good People V. Under this precarious political climate, anything that antagonises the Hindutva ideology faces indelible wrath. Unfortunately, unlike its western counterpart (which itself raises eyebrows), India’s cancel culture coupled with the dogma of Hindutva politics has taken a malicious turn.
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Things have come to such a pass that anything could antagonise Hindutva groups. Not that such cancellations are particularly durable, yet the discussion, that follows it, bears potential. Rowling not only invited the ire of the netizens but also was virtually ‘cancelled’ for her allegedly transphobic comments. For example, in June 2020, eminent author J.K. Though it is riddled with many conceptual complexities and unnecessary victimisations without caring much for the due process, its current vogue has been in favour of progressive connotations. The essential ethos behind it is to silence an unprogressive standpoint as part of the internet’s ‘woke’ culture and socially block important persons/institutions, especially the influential ones, irrespective of their deeds/achievements. ‘Cancel Culture’ can originally be traced back to the West, be it in the context of the Republican Conservatives or during the #MeToo movement in the recent past. It was not even long when Tanishq’s advertisement, showcasing a Hindu bride celebrating Diwali with her Muslim in-laws, was cancelled and even meted out with boycott and vandalism. In fact, this may have been the nth number of time when such a cancellation took place in India in the recent past. While the campaign may not have been particularly affecting Netflix India in a significant manner, both legally and otherwise, the glitches emanate from the nature of ‘cancelling’ it endorses in the country. The members of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) took no time to rally behind a campaign, demanding the ban of Netflix India.Īlso read: MP: Home Minister Says Netflix’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ Hurts Religious Sentiments The spat began on 22 November with the furore over an on-screen kiss between a Hindu (Lata) and a Muslim (Kabir) character in the backdrop of a temple, featured in one of the latest Netflix-productions named A Suitable Boy. As the praises for Delhi Crime poured in, so did the condemnations for Netflix India’s ‘inappropriate’ content.
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#BanNetflix was pitted against #DelhiCrime. While this occasioned much celebration among the Indian netizens, the outcry for banning Netflix India went on simultaneously. On November 24, Richie Mehta’s directorial Netflix original web-series Delhi Crime, premised on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, bagged an International Emmy Award in the best drama category.