ISKCON Lodges A Complaint Against Comedian Surleen Kaur For "Defamatory" Content

ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) has filed a complaint against actress and stand up comedian Surleen Kaur for her act called ‘Kamasutra Sahi Hai’. Along with the actress the entertainment company Shemaroo has also been called out for using "inappropriate words for ISKCON" and Hindus.

ISKCON has filed a complaint against actress and stand up comedian Surleen Kaur for her act called ‘Kamasutra Sahi Hai’.

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Derogatory words

In the video which was published on different social media sites, YouTube channel and on the website of Shemaroo, Surleen Kaur is seen saying “Beshak hum sab ISKCON wale hain, par andar se sab harami porn wale hain..” While the video was published a month ago, it has been creating furore on social media since last few days.

ISKCON Vice President and spokesperson Radharamn Das, took to Twitter to raise a complaint against Kaur and Shemaroo. "Dear Sir @CPMumbaiPolice. Pls find our complaint against Surleen Kaur & @ShemarooEnt for using inappropriate words for ISKCON, for our Rishis, Hindus. This is very unfortunate that there has been narrative building against the followers of Sanatan Dharma on different platforms," read his tweet.

Dear Sir @CPMumbaiPolice
Pls find our complaint agains Surleen Kaur & @ShemarooEnt for using inappropriate words for ISKCON, for our Rishis, Hindus.

This is very unfortunate that there has been narrative building against the followers of Sanatan Dharma on different platforms pic.twitter.com/ldEDY47REY

— Radharamn Das (@RadharamnDas) May 28, 2020

ISKCON Vice President and spokesperson Radharamn Das, took to Twitter to raise a complaint against Kaur and Shemaroo.

The letter

In the letter, Das writes, “there is a growing trend in India, where Hindus/ Sanatan Dharma and our Rishi-Munis, Deities, etc are being constantly abused by a group of people and organizations,” adding that this is being done to "manipulate the youths."  The decision to file a complaint was made after the video went viral on social media recently.

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Shemaroo has already removed the video from all the online platforms and has tweeted an apology as well:

"This is with regards to the video that has been brought to our notice featuring comedian Ms. Surleen Kaur. The video was found derogatory and the same has been taken down with immediate effect. Shemaroo is committed to ensure our content is neutral and unbiased towards any religion, caste, creed or culture. We apologize to all brothers and sisters of the ISKCON community whose sentiments we might have unintentionally hurt. We extend our assurance that such matters will be dealt meticulously and with extreme sensitivity."

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