Chennai: The popular reality show, Bigg Boss, hosted by actor Kamal Haasan in a Tamil television must be stopped immediately, according to a petition filed in the Madras high court.
Saravanan alias cine Saravanan, in a PIL, has alleged that the show has been hurting the sentiments of downtrodden people and women participants in the show were portrayed in vulgar and obscene manner and it plays with emotions and behaviours of women contestants.
The show commenced more than a month ago, in which 15 women and men contestants were asked to reside in a secluded residence without cellphone and television and connection with the outside world. Even though the programme rating said to be soaring, many critics are up in arms against it, saying that the show denigrating Tamil culture and women.
The film actor Oviya - one of the contestants - has become a phenomenon in popularity that her likely eviction has made the army of supporters jittery.
Saravanan said, “The dress code and behaviour of female contestants are very obscene and it makes my family members and myself uncomfortable to watch it”.
He said references like - Cheri (slum) behaviour – were made by a participant to describe the behaviour of another contestant and it greatly hurt the downtrodden people
Insisting that the show must be subject to censorship before the telecast, Saravanan said, “The show plays with mental emotions of 15 contestants and it must be restricted as soon as possible. He said according to the channel over three crore people were watching the programme and this is absolutely false.”
He sent a representation to the channel on July 29. As they have failed to respond, he filed the petition seeking direction to halt the show immediately.
The PIL, which has been given a provisional number by the high court registry, is expected to be taken up for hearing on Monday.
