'Sacred Games 2' kicks up a storm with 'kada' scene, Akali Dal MLA slams Anurag Kashyap for disrespecting Sikhs

'Sacred Games 2' has been making news since its release last week. The Netflix original was host to mixed reviews, but has now politics breaking out over it Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa slammed creators Anurag Kashyap and Vikramditya Motwane for disrespecting the 'kada', a religious symbol of Sikh community.

Sirsa took to Twitter to share a clip of the scene in which actor Saif Ali Khan is seen throwing away his kada into the ocean. While reiterating the value of the kada in the Sikh community, he said that Kashyap deliberately included the scene in his show. He wrote, "I wonder why Bollywood continues to disrespect our religious symbols! Anurag Kashyap deliberately puts this scene in 'Sacred Games 2' where Saif Ali Khan throws his Kada in sea! A Kada is not an ordinary ornament. It's the pride of Sikhs and a blessing of Guru Sahib."



Sirsa demanded the removal of the scene from the show and warned Kashyap to go through Hindu and Sikh scriptures before portraying characters so negatively for the sake of entertainment. He also urged the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, to take strict action against Netflix.

"Why was the main character made Sikh if you didn't do any research on the identity of Sikhs and how 5 kakaars (including Kada) are quintessential for Sikhs. I demand removal of this scene as soon as possible or we will take legal action against the production team. We cannot let Bollywood stars play with our religious faiths and sentiments. I warn Anurag Kashyap; he should at least study the scriptures of Sikhs and Hindus before he portrays the characters so negatively in his projects just for entertainment or sensationalisation," Sirsa wrote.



Based on Vikram Chandra's bestselling novel, 'Sacred Games 2' went live on Netflix on August 15.