Mumbai: Priests in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura have demanded a ban on Sunny Leone’s latest video album, accusing the Bollywood actor of hurting their religious sentiments by performing an “obscene” dance on the iconic song “Madhuban mein Radhika nache”.
The song had originally been sung by Mohammed Rafi for the 1960 film Kohinoor.
“We will go to court if the government does not act against the actress and ban her video album,” said Sant Naval Giri Maharaj of Vrindaban.
Unless she withdraws the scene and tenders a public apology, she should not be allowed to remain in India, he said.
Akhil Bhartiya Tirth Purohit Mahasabha’s national president Mahesh Pathak too has taken exception to Ms Leone’s dance video, saying she has maligned the prestige of Brijbhumi by presenting the song in a “derogatory manner”.
Several others have also criticised the song for hurting Hindu sentiments over the “sensual” moves by the actor in the music video.
