The BBC Asian Network has banned Kulwinder Billa’s new song ‘Sucha Soorma’ after calls by a newspaper that the station was glorifying so-called honour killings.
The song, which entered the Network’s Official Asian Download Chart was also promoted by a BBC Twitter account as it was played on the station.
Britain’s daily tabloid, Mirror had alerted the BBC bosses saying it was “inappropriate”.
Jasvinder Sanghera of anti-honour violence charity Karma Nirvana told the paper, “I am extremely disappointed at how we have even allowed air for the messages this song gives
http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/bbc-asian-network-bans-honour-killing-song-2015
The song, which entered the Network’s Official Asian Download Chart was also promoted by a BBC Twitter account as it was played on the station.
Britain’s daily tabloid, Mirror had alerted the BBC bosses saying it was “inappropriate”.
Jasvinder Sanghera of anti-honour violence charity Karma Nirvana told the paper, “I am extremely disappointed at how we have even allowed air for the messages this song gives
http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/bbc-asian-network-bans-honour-killing-song-2015
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