Amazon Prime Video officials in India have been summoned by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in connection with the controversy around web series ‘Tandav’, reported ANI.

This comes after BJP MP Manoj Kotak wrote to the ministry requesting it to ban the web series.

“It seems that makers of Tandav have deliberately mocked Hindu Gods and disrespected Hindu religious sentiments,” he wrote in the letter to the minister. He also tweeted, “OTT Platforms having absolute freedom from censorship has led to repeated attacks on Hindu sentiments, which I strongly condemn. spoke to hon. Prakash Javdekar ji and requested that OTT content be regulated in the interest of integrity of India & we are fast moving in that direction.”

On Sunday, #BanTandavNow was trending on Twitter. Netizens were upset over a particular scene showing Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub performing a play, dressed like Lord Shiva. There are a few jokes between Narayan and Lord Shiva in the scene, which did not go down too well with social media users.

The Ali Abbas Zaffar’s directorial released on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2021, and stars Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kumud Mishra, Gauahar Khan, among others.