After its release on January 15, 2021, Tandav stokesanother controversy. Multi starrer web-series released on Amazon Prime. It wastrending some days back when some users took offence of the role played byActor Mohammad Zeeshan Ayub.
After Ayub was seen playing a role as a stage performerdonning Lord Shiva's avatar and saying, "Azadi, What the *****.." People have accused the makersof this web-series as 'anti-Hindu' and 'left wing propagandists.'
In a tweet against the movie, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, whowas also accused by many as the one behind Delhi riots 2020, said, "Tandavis anti Dalit and full of communal hatred against Hindus."
The controversies with respect to Tandav don't seem todie down soon. Member of Parliament from North East Mumbai, Manoj Kotak haswritten a letter to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister.
In his letter, Kotak said, "It has been observed nowa days that OTT platform has become very popular especially among youth."He further mentions that since the platforms are free from any censoringauthority, people allegedly take undue advantage of it.
"Now is the urgent need to regulate the OTTplatforms," Kotak added. He further writes that the makers of Tandav havedeliberately mock Hindu Gods and disrespect Hindu religious sentiments.
In the end he urged the I&B ministry to ban Tandavand regulate OTT platforms.