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| A screen shot from IBN Live's "Aaj Ka mudda'' where Swami Omji Maharaj and Deepa Sharma ,clashed (Video below) |
Two guests came to blows at IBN Live's "Aaj Ka mudda'' programme following a heated debate on Radhe Maa.
Swami Omji Maharaj, a right-wing Hindutva leader, and well known astrologer Deepa Sharma lost their temper and clashed before the camera.
It started when Swami Omji Maharaj told other panelists to correct themselves before they could criticise Radhe Maa.
He went on to make provocative comments on Deepa Sharma, a fellow panelist, who lost her cool and slapped him. He gave a counter slap and soon both were seen grappling and shouting at each other.
IBN 7 condemned the incident as deplorable and said it did not expect its honourable guests to behave like this.
Deepa Sharma is a popular astrologer, who features frequently on TV. Swami Omji Maharaj is a well-known Hindutva leader who had made controversial comments on Arvind Kejriwal during Delhi polls early this year.
He is also a disciple of Sri Shobhan Sarkar, who had dreamt that huge quantities of gold had been buried under a fort in Unnao.
PTI reported that N K Singh, general secretary of Broadcast Editors Association, disapproved of the incident.
"The purpose of such shows is to give information from both sides and let viewers make a decision. This is shameful," it quoted him saying.