Sacred Games co-director Anurag Kashyap and actor Swara Bhasker have praised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s stand on the uproar over the Netflix Original series. Amid a row over alleged use of derogatory language in the web series while referring to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi said the BJP and the RSS believe that freedom of expression must be policed, while he regards it as a fundamental democratic right.
“My father lived and died in the service of India. The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change that,” he wrote on Twitter yesterday. Kashyap quoted Rahul Gandhi’s tweet and wrote, “That’s a yay…”
Bhasker rooted for the political leader, saying it is “gracious” how Rahul Gandhi is able to keep personal and national interests aside.
“It is impressive that a mainstream politician like @RahulGandhi is taking this clear and progressive stand on freedom of expression and censorship. Also it’s gracious and mature that he is able to set aside the personal for the larger goal of democratic rights. #CreditWhereDue,” she tweeted.
Rahul Gandhi’s remarks come days after a plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of certain scenes from Sacred Games, claiming that some of its content was derogatory to Rajiv Gandhi. The high court has said it will hear the plea filed by advocate Nikhil Bhalla on Monday.