"Yes, we have put a ban on screening the 'Buddha' today (Sunday), as we came across huge reaction against it on social sites. We thought that it may hurt the sentiments of Nepali audiences so we decided to stop screening the serial for the (sake of) social harmony," Sudhir Parajuli, chairman of Nepal Cable TV Association, told IANS.
Buddha Serial On Zee Tv
There was huge outrage from Nepali users on Facebook and Twitter about the "Buddha" serial and its claim that the Buddha was born in India and his entire upbringing took place in the northern part of India.
Lumbini-Kapilvastu Day Movement wrote letter to Chairman of Cabinet of Nepal Khil Raj Regmi, however; some Movement activists informed that when they had gone through the serials on line specially the first serial was very embarrassing because of not corrected misinformation. This clearly shows that Movement guess and writing letter to Chairman of Cabinet of Nepal were correct. And wrote another letter to him as our guess was correct and the scenario is changed now.
By IANS: Dispelling some media reports and outrage in Nepal on Zee TV's serial on Lord Buddha, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu has made it clear that Buddha was born in Nepal.Only last week, protesting Zee TV's claim that Buddha was born in India, the Nepal Cable TV Association banned the telecast of the inaugural episode of the serial to millions of households in Nepal."We respect all your sentiments," the Indian embassy said in its Facebook page.Read: Nepal black outs screening of TV show on Lord Buddha"Our recent post on Lord Buddha was to clear any doubts related with the birth of Lord Buddha, which is in Lumbini, Nepal, and to express the feeling of Government of India."After the serial's claim, many Nepal youth had vented their ire and anguish on the streets, and lodged their protests in social media like Facebook and Twitter, claiming Buddha was born in Nepal."Our objective through this page is to establish goodwill between our two countries," the Indian embassy stated."India cannot progress without the progress of Nepal and wishes every prosperity for the people of Nepal."Therefore, said the embassy, any derogatory remark, abusive remark, foul expression and disrespect to the rich cultural heritage and values of both Nepal and India on this official Facebook page would now be deleted and users would be banned from accessing this page."we thank you for the understanding the sensitivity of our friendly and people-to-people relations between Nepal and India," the statement added.
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