A Congress worker has lodged a complaint saying that Sacred Games has used derogatory language for former PM Rajiv Gandhi

A Congress worker from West Bengal has filed a complaint against Netflix, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the makers of Sacred Games for insulting former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Sacred Games is the first original series on Indian politics by Netflix.

Congress worker Rajiv Sinha, in his complaint, referred to a word, fattu used by Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Rajiv Gandhi. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is playing the character of one Ganesh Gaitonde. The complaint letter says that the word fattu was translated as pu*** in the subtitles, which is derogatory to the former prime minister.

In his complaint to the Girish Park Police Station, Sinha also accused the makers of the popular Netflix series of "misrepresenting facts during his regime".

The Netflix series that premiered only last week has been making much noise for its vivid sex scenes, the use of profanity and its savagery.

Netflix series Sacred Games is based on author Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name. It has been directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and criticised for the use of profanity and savagery.

The debut season has hit out at the Congress with episodes on Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government, and Bofors scandal and Shah Bano cases under Rajiv Gandhi government.

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