#BOYCOTTSonyTV trends on Twitter, here’s why
The latest target is Sony TV which is said to have aired a derogatory episode of Crime Patrol, one of their longest-running and successful shows.
Hyderabad: From boycotting upcoming movies to now boycotting an entire channel, the outrage on content and content creators seems to be ever-growing. The latest target is Sony TV which is said to have aired a derogatory episode of Crime Patrol, one of their longest-running and successful shows.
Explaining the cause for boycotting the channel, one Twitter user wrote, “CrimePatrol-Sony TV has showed Aftab-Shraddha story. But producers Anup Soni & Shamael Khan hv added a twist. Aftab’s name has been chngd 2 Mihir (Hindu) Shraddha’s name chngd 2 Anna Fernandes(Christi@n) Dis is hw crimes agnst Hindus r whitewashed (sic),” referring to the recent murder case of Shraddha Walker. Her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla is the prime suspect in the case and is currently at the Tihar jail in Delhi.
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When one follows the hashtag, screenshots of a tweet by former Delhi MLA Kapil Mishra can be seen repeatedly. Sharing a snippet from the show, Mishra called the episode “a shameless attempt being made to cover up the killings of Hindu daughters.”
With people expressing anger towards the channel using the hashtag, #BOYCOTTSonyTV trended on the micro-blogging platform. At the time of publishing this article, around 18.9 K tweets were made using the hashtag.
Sony TV’s Twitter handle has not posted any clarification or a statement regarding the controversy yet. The channel has been promoting its reality shows Shark Tank, Indian Idol, and Master Chef India.
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