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‘IC 814’ Controversy: The content head of Netflix is learnt to have been summoned over the web series, ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’, being aired on the platform. The series directed by Anubhav Sinha got embroiled in a controversy after it was alleged that the Muslim identities of IC 814 hijackers with aliases. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked the head of content at Netflix to appear before it on Tuesday, September 2, according to an India Today report.
The web series in based on a book, ‘Flight into Fear: The Captain’s Story’, written by Devi Sharan, who was the captain of the hijacked flight, and journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Monday morning, BJP’s IT Cell national in-charge Amit Malviya criticised Anubhav Sinha for “legitimising” the “criminal intent” of the hijackers who had acquired Hindu names while executing the terror act.
The hijackers of IC-814 were dreaded terrorists, who acquired aliases to hide their Muslim identities. Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, legitimised their criminal intent, by furthering their non-Muslim names.
Result?
Decades later, people will think Hindus hijacked IC-814.
Left’s…
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 1, 2024
The five men responsible for the hijack were depicted in the series with codenames such as ‘Chief’, ‘Doctor’, ‘Burger’, ‘Bhola’, and ‘Shankar’. The protest is particularly over the two names, ‘Bhola’ and ‘Shankar’.
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