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Hindu groups and BJP block telecast of Tamil news channel's Thaali or Mangalsutra- themed talk show
Ref: http://www.thenewsminute.com/news_sections/3187
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

As the country was debating the ban on BBC"™s "˜India"™s Daughter"™, a documentary focusing on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape, another TV channel faced severe opposition over a talk show on a sensitive subject- the 'Mangalsutra' or 'Thaali'.

Tamil News channel Puthiya Thalaimurai has been the target of protests by Hindu groups and the BJP, which stemmed from a promo of the channel"™s programme "˜Urakka Sollungal."™

The promo telecast on Wednesday showed clips from the upcoming all-women episode where the panelists and audience debated the relevance of the "˜Thaali"™ or "˜Mangalsutra"™.

The discussion was focused on whether the Thaali has become a redundant symbol, just in cases where the husbands have abandoned or tortured their wives.