ZEE TV could be forced to take its mythological show Buddha' off-air after a petition was filed at the Bombay High Court, which said it hurt religious sentiments.
The notice was asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit in two weeks.
"We won't go into minor factors. If two different philosophies are followed, we will not interfere. If something is an offence and there are clear grounds for that, we will look into it," said Justice S.J. Vazifdar, who, along with Justice B.P. Colabawala, was on a Bench.
Petitioners Samta Sainik Dal and Bharat Leni Sanvardhan Samiti said, "They [the producers] have wrongly represented facts. There are many false things which have been depicted. They have not referred to the right religious books on Buddhism."
According to reports, the petitioners said it has sent copies of the notices to director Ashutosh Gowarikar, producer of ZEE TV B.K. Modi, Subhash Chandra of the ZEE Group, storywriter Shrikant Sharma, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council and DD National.
Dr B.K. Modi's Buddha - Rajaon Ka Raja on Zee TV will see a new highpoint this weekend with Siddhartha (Himanshu Soni) and Suddhodan (Sameer Dharmadhikari) being upset over the fact that Prasanjeet refused giving war expenses. On the other hand, Mangla (Reshmi Ghosh) would be excited over her brother Tapodhan coming up with a wedding proposal for her son Devdutt (Devyansh Tapuriah).
In the Sangha Sabha, all the Shakyan kings will be upset with Prasanjeet refusing to give war expenses. All will blame Siddhartha and Suddhodhan for this; Raja Tapodhan will also blame Siddhartha for not interfering in his state's political matters. Suddhodhan will get angry over this and will ask Tapodhan to leave the Sangha Sabha.
This will be when Siddhartha will come up with a plan to construct a new road which will help Magadh for trade, and in return would help them earn tax from travellers. On the other side, Mangla will get furious and counter Sudhodhan for ill-treating Raja Tapodhan in Sangha Sabha.
All this and more for the viewers to watch this weekend (9 February) on Zee TV's Buddha.