New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, in a letter to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, has demanded the ouster of filmmaker Sajid Khan from reality show Bigg Boss 16.
“Ten women had accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. All these complaints show the disgusting mentality of Sajid. Now, this man has been given a place in Bigg Boss, which is wrong. I have written to @ianuragthakur to have Sajid Khan removed from this show,” Maliwal said in a tweet in Hindi on Monday.
Notably, the first episode of Bigg Boss’ 16th season aired on October 1.
The filmmaker was accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour by several women during the #MeToo movement in 2018. Sajid Khan was suspended for a year by the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) in 2018 after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.
Earlier that year, he also stepped down as director of “Housefull 4” and was replaced by Farhad Samji.
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