AIIMS students' body apologises for Ramleela skit 'mocking' Ramayan
By Vipin Vijayan | First Published Oct 17, 2021, 5:10 PM ISTThe video of the Ramayan skit, which among other scenes showed Ravan's sister Shurpanakha singing 'tu cheez badi hai mast mast' while wooing Ram's brother Lakshman, went viral.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences students association has put out an apology after a Ramlila performance by some of the students made headlines for the wrong reasons.
The video of the Ramayan skit, which among other scenes showed Ravan's sister Shurpanakha singing 'Tu cheez badi hai mast mast' while wooing Ram's brother Lakshman, went viral.
Ramayana mocked & insulted by the youth at Delhi AIIMS during . Reportedly the show was Hosted by a 1st-year MBBS student Soyeb Aftab. Education app is blatantly supporting all the disrespect and mockery of Sanatan dharma by showing the videos on its platform. pic.twitter.com/EWwebRTPVN
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The modern interpretation of the mythological scripture came under major criticism with many finding the skit as insulting to the Hindu religion.
According to reports, the show was hosted by first-year MBBS student Soyeb Aftab.
Following the outrage, the AIIMS Student Association took to micro-blogging site Twitter and posted a message: "A video clip of a Ramleela skit done by some students of AIIMS has been circulating on social media. We apologise for the conduct of this skit. It was not meant to hurt anybody's sentiments. We will ensure that no such activity takes place in the future."
A videoclip of a Ramleela skit done by some students of AIIMS has been circulating on social media. On behalf of the students, we apologise for the conduct of this skit which was not meant to hurt anyone’s sentiments. We will ensure that no such activity takes place in the future
— AIIMS Student Association (@AIIMS_SA)Unacademy, the education app which reportedly sponsored the show, is yet to issue a statement after the controversy erupted.
Meanwhile, social media is abuzz with users slamming the students and demanding action.
Why do all media outfits, corporates, ad agencies, stand-up comics, web series makers, movie makers, everyone thinks it’s easy to mock Hindus, but everyone has their tails firmly tucked in their butt when it comes to mocking Christianity or Izlam? is the latest example
— Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 (@ShefVaidya)
This is not the first time that Aftab Soyeb has done it.
He is a repeat offender and has mocked Hindu Gods in past in utterly disgusting way.
Good that Unacademy removed the video asap.
Strong action against Aftab is needed.
Brazen Hinduphobia of |
Ramayana mocked by Delhi AIIMS students in their play, hosted by Soyeb Aftab sponsored by . Soyeb upload this video on YouTube channel INSIDER deleted it after outrage.
Any action against this filth? pic.twitter.com/gWj1gXG9iM
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