New Delhi:The National Commission for Women today slammed a comedy TV show for allegedly making fun of the skin tone of actress Tannishtha Chatterjee and said it is exploring avenues to initiate action on the “unfortunate episode”. NCW chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam said it was “deplorable” and “pathetic” that the TV show “stooped to such a low level to garner TRPs”. “This was wrong on so many levels, in gender construct and social construct and it sets a very bad precedent. It is in bad taste and condemnable. In the name of freedom of expression, one should not and cannot allow perpetuation of social prejudice,” Kumaramangalam told PTI. She said the NCW has taken cognizance of the incident and by tomorrow it will initiate action on the “unfortunate episode”.
“We are consulting our lawyers to determine our own course of action. And, tomorrow we will also issue a letter to the apex authority on monitoring of the broadcast media content, to bring to their notice the episode,” she said. As a part of the promotions for her recently released film “Parched”, Tannishtha along with director Leena Yadav and co-star Radhika Apte had gone to show — Comedy Nights Bachao. The actress, in a lengthy Facebook post, wrote about her frustration with the way her skin complexion was targeted by the comics on the show.