After receiving flak from UP priests and MP Home Minister, the makers of Sunny Leone's recently released song Madhuban have decided to change the lyrics and the name of the song. Priests in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura had demanded a ban on Sunny's latest music video, accusing the Bollywood actor of hurting their religious sentiments by performing an “obscene” dance on the iconic song Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache.
Saregama, which had released the aforementioned song on its YouTube channel on December 22, said in a brief statement, "In light of the recent feedback & respecting the sentiments of our fellow countrymen, we will be changing the lyrics & the name of the song Madhuban. The new song will replace the old one across all platforms over the next 3 days."
Announcement: pic.twitter.com/lOJotcd04p
— Saregama (@saregamaglobal) December 26, 2021
MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who is also the Madhya Pradesh government spokesperson, had said Hindus worship Maa Radha and the song had hurt the sentiments of the people. "Some vidharmis are constantly hurting Hindu sentiments. The video Madhuban me Radhika nache is one such condemnable attempt. I am warning Sunny Leone ji, Shaarib and Toshi ji to understand. If they don't remove the song after apologising in three days, then we will take action against them," Mishra told reporters when asked about the song.
Madhuban is sung by Kanika Kapoor and Arindam Chakraborty. As the song is on the subject of love between Krishna and Radha, Netizens had also slammed it earlier or hurting Hindu sentiments due to "sensual" moves by the actor in her dance.
(Source: Twitter)
