Peepli Live faces censor troubles over scene

The scene shows a district magistrate being asked to donate a hand-pump to a farmer. The accompanying dialogue is,“Ek Lal Bahadur de do” (Hand over a Lal Bahadur). The letter says the scene is derogatory and an insult to freedom fighter Shastri.

“This demeaning portrayal of a personality who is seen as the most honest politician India has ever had is a clear reflection of your lack of sensitivity and deliberate slander by the actors,producers and directors involved,” the letter says.

The letter,signed by advisory panel members Brijmohan Sharma and Mohan Singh Saini,demands immediate deletion of the dialogue from the movie and a public apology to the people for insulting Shastri,“India’s great Prime Minister.”