KBC: Amitabh Bachchan apologises to people whose sentiments were hurt for referring to Maratha ruler without any salutation

9 Nov 2019

Amitabh Bachchan is currently hosting the 11th season of the reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.The show which has managed to stay strong on the TRP charts recently got into a controversy which led to #BoycottKBC to trend on Twitter. On Thursdays episode, Amitabh Bachchan asked the contestant on the hot seat a question based on the Indian history. The question put up by the host was, Which of these rulers was the contemporary of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb? The four options were, Maharana Pratap, Rana Sanga, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Shivaji. Soon after netizens criticized the show and Amitabh Bachchan for referring the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb as Samrat and calling the historical ruler of Maratha just by his name-Shivaji. Several people asked the channel and the actor to issue an apology for not using a salutation before taking the Maratha rulers name. After the outrage, Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to apologise to all those whose sentiments were hurt. He wrote, No disrespect meant at all .. apologies if it has hurt sentiments .. No disrespect meant at all .. apologies if it has hurt sentiments .. ???? https://t.co/ynPav4DYfO https://t.co/ynPav4DYfO Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1192901784911532032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw November 8, 2019 Sony TV too issued an apology through their Twitter handle. There was an inaccurate reference to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during Wednesdays KBC episode, due to inadvertence. We deeply regret the same and being mindful of the sentiments of our viewers have carried a scroll expressing regret during our episode yesterday. #KBC11 There was an inaccurate reference to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during Wednesdays KBC episode, due to inadvertence. We deeply regret the same and being mindful of the sentiments of our viewers have carried a scroll expressing regret during our episode yesterday. https://twitter.com/hashtag/KBC11?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #KBC11 https://t.co/WARGsKnk2p pic.twitter.com/WARGsKnk2p Sony TV (@SonyTV) https://twitter.com/SonyTV/status/1192736487554478080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw November 8, 2019