Sikh community demands ban on 'Grahan' Web series on Twitter

New Delhi:The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sent a legal notice to the makers of the web series "Grahan" shot in the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The committee alleged that the facts have been twisted which has ended up hurting the Sikh community. The producers of the web series and the head of Hotstar have been served legal notice in this regard.

The lawyer Harpreet Singh Hora stated that the genocide claimed the lives of many Sikh men, women and children. The 1984 victims Nirpreet Kaur, Satnam Singh Gambhir and Jasmeet Singh who have witnessed the bloodbath have sought an apology from the makers. 

As per the sources, the matter escalated when a turban-wearing man portrayed as Sikh was shown as the main instigator of the riots that broke out after the demise of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. 

After the news broke a demand to ban the web series was seen on social media with #bangrahanwebseries. Many took to the micro-blogging website and supported Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.(WD)

The survivors of Sikh genocide of 1984 have sent a legal notice to the makers of ‘Grahan’ web series for twisting the facts and the narrative of the genocide. Victims have said that it has hurt their sentiments. #BanGrahanWebSeries

— Amaan (@amaanbali) June 23, 2021

Through this series #SikhGenocide1984
Attempts are being made to give a different direction to the Sikhs, which is not acceptable to any Sikh.
SGPCAmritsar@DisneyPlusHS#BanGrahanWebSeries pic.twitter.com/dpKUPY6YRw

— Ramanpreet Kaur (@stubbornkhosa) June 23, 2021

Retweet #BanGrahanWebSeries pic.twitter.com/FU8xgCL2mH

— Indi Jaswal (@indijaswaloye) June 23, 2021

Some issues are so delicate that touching them is like scratching a wound. As a victim of the 1984 Sikh genocide family, I demand a ban on this web series.#BanGrahanWebSeries pic.twitter.com/1SIiP3ONTt

— The Warrior (@HKSidhuNF1984) June 23, 2021

In the web series, the charge of Sikh genocide is being levelled against a Sikh character
which is highly condemnable and fabricated.#BanGrahanWebSeries pic.twitter.com/Yc22iBu6RA

— Jasmeet Kaur (@Jasmeet09409326) June 23, 2021