Would Sach Ka Saamna be revived

AFTER MOUNTING protests both inside and outside of the Parliament, the Information and Broadcasting ministry had issued a show-cause notice to Star Plus for airing its reality TV show ‘Such ka Saamna’.

However, if news agencies are to be believed, the show is going to be revived soon. An RTI response reveals that, the ministry has still not taken a decision on the reply given by the channel. If this continues, the channel would soon revive its mega TRP show.

The show misuses polygraph machine conducted tests, exposing the contestant's private life in a callous manner. Is it fair to expose bitter facts of human life before millions of viewers? Can failure of the lie-detector test not unnecessarily cause embarrassment between close-knit relations? What is the authenticity of the lie detector machine?

It is highly objectionable that private questions regarding relationships or physical intimacy are put forth before contestants, simply to increase TRP ratings. If such uncensored and unchecked content goes on and on, it might wreak havoc on the contestant's life, apart from leading to the deterioration of society.

Confessional statements on third-party sex-relations by celebrities can definitely encourage viewers, especially youngsters and even children to be involved in such immoral aspects because people use celebrities as their role-models. If freedom is the choice for TV channels and viewers, the day may not be far when TV channels will be allowed to show blue-films.