Indu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath has called for the boycott of popular voyeuristic TV show Bigg Boss 4 anchored by actor Kamal Hasan and has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu to take up the matter with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to ban the broadcast of the show.
In its statement to the press, the IMK has said that actor Kamal Haasan’s Bigg Boss 4 is promoting voyeurism and unhealthy content without any sense of social responsibility. It said that the content is unfit to watch and is set to degrade Tamil culture and tradition.
Bigg Boss is a show where more than 15 celebrities stay in the same house for hundred days and their daily activities are monitored through cameras which is then edited and broadcasted as a 1.5 hr show.
“The scenes are set in such a way that a married man falls in love with another and incites caste and religious sentiments. Intimate matters are also explored in the house. Sensual depictions of women, culturally degrading scenes that feature ideas against the family system are being portrayed in the house. We leave it to the conscience of the popular actor who is currently running a political party whether it is right to host such a show for money, fame and cheap publicity” the statement by IMK read.
“Kamal Haasan and Vijay TV have already made huge revenue through the earlier versions of the shows. The show is being telecasted in a motto only to gain money.” the statement added.
Speaking to The Commune, IMK spokesperson Mr. Sathya Narayanan said “We all know that the impact of cinema is great among the people of Tamil Nadu. Currently, cheap strategies are being followed by the Bigg Boss to get fame and success. In the name of task, the ‘Bigg Boss’ is creating fights among the contestants. Some of the scenes are promote illicit relationships where young men and are shown having flings.”
Adding further, he said “The show resembles a ‘midnight masala’ movie. Can women and children sit with the family and watch the show? They use cinematic glamor to make people watch the show. They cause such non-standard cultural degradation for money and publicity. People should ignore this show.”
The IMK has said that it will be carrying out democratic protests calling for the ban of the show and has urged the Chief Minister to intervene and take efforts to ban the show.