Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday condemned the viral video of a dance reality show host using a “racist rhetoric” against an Assamese contestant and said it was "shameful" and "totally unacceptable."
"It has come to my notice that a popular reality show host has used racist rhetoric against a young participant from Guwahati. This is shameful and totally unacceptable. Racism has no place in our country and we should all condemn it unequivocally," Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet.
The viral clip featured host of the popular dance reality show 'Dance Deewane 3' , Raghav Juyal mocking a 6-year-old Assamese contestant named Gunjan Sinha with inane “Chinese” mimicry and making remarks involving Momos and ‘Chow Mein’ before introducing her.
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After the clip went viral, Raghav Juyal on Monday issued a statement to "clarify the misunderstanding". The TV show host defended himself by saying that it was not racism on his part but something that the contestant had said earlier that led to the joke.
Juyal said that once the contestant had said she can speak in Chinese, which turned out to be gibberish, and since then, it had become an ongoing joke on the show.
The clip had been doing rounds on social media with many users lashing out at the host along with judges of the show, Remo D'souza and Madhuri Dixit Nene and demanding action against them.
