Theatres vandalised in Rajasthan over Salman’s remark, Tiger Zinda Hai faces protests
Members of the Valmiki community staged protests and burnt effigies of Salman Khan outside cinema halls in Rajasthan on Friday over the alleged use of a derogatory word by the actor during a promotional event.
The community is aggrieved over the alleged use of pejorative language by Salman, and by Shilpa Shetty earlier. At some places, the protesters vandalised properties. Police arrested around 40 protesters.
In Jaipur, the protesters tore posters and film banners at Ankur, Paras and Raj Mandir cinema halls, where Salman-Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ was screened. In Kota, Valmiki activists broke a glass of Akash Mall where a multiplex is situated.
Last month, the state was roiled by protests by Shri Rajput Karni Sena, which issued death threats to the actors and director of film ‘Padmavati’, forcing the producers to defer its release.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sought a reply from the information and broadcasting ministry and the police commissioners of Delhi and Mumbai over complaints against Salman and Shilpa for allegedly using derogatory language in TV shows.
The commission issued the notice after it received a complaint from ex-chairman of the Delhi Commission for Safai Karamcharis Harnam Singh who, in his complaint, said the actors used the word ‘bhangi’ in TV shows which insult the Valmiki community.