'The Great Indian Kapil Show' is once again caught in controversy. Actress Roslyn Khan has sent a legal notice to Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kapil Sharma and Netflix, demanding a public apology from Sidhu and the show's team. Allegedly, the show shared false information related to cancer, which could be misleading.
Frontpage Insights spoke to Roslin's lawyer Ali Kasif Khan Deshmukh, who said he suspected there could be a political agenda behind the whole affair. Read some key excerpts from the conversation:
What are the allegations made by Roslyn Khan in the notice sent to Kapil Sharma, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Netflix? Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed that his wife used neem leaves boiled in water during her battle with cancer and it helped her beat the disease. However, this claim is completely baseless and against medical science. Roslin, a cancer survivor herself, says such false claims can mislead people suffering from serious illnesses like cancer. Tata Memorial Hospital and other credible institutions have also dismissed this claim as false.
Could Navjot Singh Sidhu's cancer claims be aimed at gaining political mileage? Yes, we believe that Navjot Singh Sidhu is trying to take political advantage of a serious illness like cancer by making such claims. He is using it to woo public sympathy and voters. But this is a very sensitive subject and such false statements make people rely on unscientific remedies instead of medical science.
Why Netflix and Kapil Sharma have been dragged into this matter and what is their connection with it? The claim was also made on The Kapil Sharma Show and later streamed on Netflix. When such false content is shown on any show or platform, it can mislead millions of people. So we have three main demands:
1. Apology: Navjot Singh Sidhu and Kapil Sharma should apologize publicly using the same platform.
2. Request for removal of content: Netflix should immediately remove the episode in which this claim is shown.
3. Caution for future: The Kapil Sharma Show should refrain from promoting such false claims.
We have given them 14 days. If they do not meet these demands, we will take the matter to court.
Is there any law cited on this? Yes, India has Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, which prohibits such false and inaccurate claims. Under the law you cannot promote magic remedies or false medicines. Through this notice, we have tried to ensure that no one misleads the public with such irresponsible claims. Our aim is clear – to put an end to such false claims so that people get accurate and reliable information on serious issues like cancer.
Netflix's legal team has received this notice. However, it would be too early to make any statement on this. We also tried to get the reactions of Kapil Sharma and Navjot Singh Sidhu on this legal notice, but they were not available.
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