Colors apologises to Raj over Bigg Boss role play

October 24, 2011 16:18

Rediff.com's N Ganesh reports: To avoid the wrath of MNS chief Raj, TV channel Colors Viacom has tendered a written apology for allegedly insulting Maharashtrians on its reality show Bigg Boss.

On Friday, Amar Upadhyay, one of the male contestants was punished on the show, and told to serve other housemates. Housemates Shakti Kapoor and Siddharth Bhardwaj called him PK Lele, a name found in the Maharashtrian community. On Saturday, Thackeray, said he objected to Maharashtrians being caricatured.

Thackeray remarked that it was 'perverse presentation for publicity'. He said that he did not watch such shows and urged people not watch it either.

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